Teenager killed in cave roof collapse

A teenage boy was killed and another youngster was seriously injured in Britain today when a cave roof collapsed during a camping trip, emergency services said.

West Midlands Ambulance Service said the boy was pronounced dead on arrival at hospital after the incident at the Hermitage Caves, near Bridgnorth, Shropshire, at around 1.50am.

A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokesman said: “It appears as though a group of youngsters were camping in the cave when part of the roof collapsed.”