Five taken to hospital after party with 300 teenagers turns to chaos in Sussex

Five taken to hospital after party with 300 teenagers turns to chaos in Sussex Footage shows around 300 teenagers who turned up to a party in Rye, East Sussex, with police forced to issue a dispersal order and five children taken to hospital Five people were taken to hospital in chaotic scenes as around 300 teenagers gathered for a party in East Sussex. Footage shows huge crowds of revellers along with police and ambulances in Wall Farm Lane, Rye, on Wednesday night with a police helicopter also reported to have been circling overhead. Emergency services were called at around 9.30pm with police estimating that there were around 300 teenagers who had gathered for a party. Sussex Police said a dispersal order was put in place but there were no arrests. Teenagers were medically assessed while a meeting point was put in place for parents to meet their children. The South East Coast Ambulance Service says that five children were taken to hospital for treatment although no details have been given on their condition. A spokesperson for SECAmb reportedly said: “South East Coast Ambulance Service was called to reports of a person in need of medical attention on Wall Farm Lane, Rye, shortly after 8.30pm on Wednesday, 26 October 2026. "Ambulance crews and specialist response teams attended the incident and assessed six patients at the scene. Five patients were taken to local hospitals for further treatment.” And a statement from Sussex Police read: "Emergency services were called to reports of about 300 teenagers at a party in Wall Farm Lane, Rye, at around 9.30pm on Wednesday, 28 October. The teenagers were medically assessed and a dispersal order was put in place with a meeting point set up for parents to collect their children. There were no arrests." Many people have taken to social media to comment on the incident with one person writing on Facebook : "It was a planned party parents knew about it.. but friends of friends just kept on inviting people and it got out of hand.. I think main reason so many was taken to hospital was due to alcohol?" Another wrote: "The 100 bus going to new Romney at 5:50pm was chaos…. The poor bus driver struggled but our bus driver was excellent and helped him out and made sure every single person paid fare as they were out numbered massively. Big shout to the female stagecoach worker on Wednesday 28th around 5:50pm."