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Seven-year-old boy seriously injured in fall from Berlin building
A seven-year-old boy fell about six metres from a second-floor home in Berlin’s Friedrichsfelde district on Tuesday evening.
He first landed on a roof overhang, then fell the remaining distance to the ground.
He was taken to hospital with serious injuries, including several fractures, and was admitted for treatment.
Police said his life was not in danger.
The fall happened on Dolgenseestraße in Lichtenberg, and the circumstances remain unclear.
The boy’s parents were not at home at the time, but police are not investigating them.
No further developments were given.
A seven-year-old boy was seriously injured after falling from the second floor of a building in Berlin’s Lichtenberg district.
The fall happened on Tuesday evening at about 20:30 on Dolgenseestraße.
He first landed on a canopy and then fell to the ground, a total distance of about six metres.
He was admitted to hospital with several fractures, including injuries to his head.
Police said his life was not in danger and that his parents were not under investigation.
- Who
- A seven-year-old boy.
- What
- He fell from the second floor, landing first on a canopy and then on the ground. He was seriously injured.
- When
- Tuesday evening at about 20:30.
- Where
- Dolgenseestraße in Friedrichsfelde, in Berlin’s Lichtenberg district.
- Why
- The circumstances of the fall are unclear.
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The boy fell from the second floor onto a canopy and then to the ground.
He was taken to hospital and admitted for treatment.
- Age
- 7 years
- Location
- Dolgenseestraße, Friedrichsfelde, Lichtenberg
- Time
- Tuesday, about 20:30
- Fall height
- About 6 metres
- Injuries
- Several fractures, including injuries to the head
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