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06th Jul 2022

Boy rushed to hospital after falling from window of flat

Kat O'Connor

The young boy was rushed to the hospital after the freak fall.

A young boy has been rushed to hospital after falling from an apartment window.

The child fell from the flat at around 6. 30 pm on Tuesday, July 5th. Emergency services rushed to the scene of the accident on Tuesday evening.

An ambulance, ambulance officer, and the Essex and Herts Air Ambulance attended the scene.

They then transported the young boy to the hospital. However, his condition remains unclear.

Essex Police issued a statement following the incident in East Tilbury, Thurrock.

“We were called to reports a child had fallen from a window at an address in Coronation Avenue, East Tilbury at around 6.35 pm on Tuesday, July 5.”

“Emergency services attended and the child was taken to hospital,” police added.

“Crews treated a male patient at the scene before transporting him by road to The Royal London Hospital for further assessment and care.”

The incident comes after a 1-year-old boy died after falling from the window of his family’s flat in Leeds.

The infant fell from the window of a seventh-floor flat. The heartbreaking accident happened on Saturday, July 2nd.

The boy fell from the window shortly after 1 pm in the afternoon.

Police confirmed the boy fell from a flat in Saville Green in Leeds.

“The one-year-old boy was taken to hospital for emergency treatment but was pronounced dead a short time later.”

“The incident is being treated as a sudden unexpected death in childhood.”