Boy, one, rushed to major trauma centre after falling from building

A ONE-year-old boy has been rushed to a major trauma centre after falling from a building in North London.

Emergency services raced to the scene in Tottenham Hale on Tuesday afternoon after the tot “fell from height”.

Paramedics said they were called shortly before 1pm to reports of a child having fallen from a height in Dawlish Road.

The boy was treated at the scene and an air ambulance landed before he was rushed to a major trauma centre by road “as a priority”.

A Met Police spokesman said the one-year-old’s condition was eventually deemed not life-threatening.

But enquiries are ongoing to establish the circumstances.

A Met Police spokesman said: “Police were called at 1.17pm on Tuesday, March 15 to reports that a child had fallen from height in Dawlish Road, N17.

“Officers attended along with London Ambulance Service and London’s Air Ambulance.

“A one-year-old boy was taken to hospital where his condition was assessed as not life-threatening. Enquiries are ongoing to establish the circumstances.”

A London Ambulance Service spokesperson said: “We were called at 12.59pm today to reports of a child having fallen from height in Dawlish Road, Tottenham.

“We sent an ambulance crew and an incident response officer to the scene.

“We also dispatched London’s Air Ambulance. We treated a patient at the scene and took them to a major trauma centre, by road, as a priority.”