Four injured by tree at religious festival

Four people, including a young child, were taken to hospital after a tree fell on a playground during a religious festival to mark the end of Ramadan.

NSW Ambulance paramedics were called after reports people had been injured by a falling tree in MacCabe Park, Wollongong about 3pm on Sunday.

A NSW Ambulance spokeswoman said a young girl, a woman in her 30s and two women in their 40s were treated for minor injuries at the scene.

All four people were then taken to Wollongong Hospital each in stable conditions.

Hundreds of people had been at the park for Eid al-Fitr, an Islamic day of celebration marking the end of a month of fasting from dawn to sunset as part of Ramadan.

Hosted by Masjid As-Salaam, also known as the Berkeley Mosque, the family-friendly festival included amusement rides and market stalls.

It’s understood council workers were in the process of removing the fallen tree on Monday.