Young boy falls from flat window in Coventry with air ambulance scrambled and police launch investigation
A YOUNGSTER has been rushed to hospital after he is said to have fallen from a flat window, as cops launch an investigation.
Paramedics and the Air Ambulance were called to the scene on Brunel Close in Coventry on April 28 just after 3.30pm.
The young child was found to have sustained potentially serious injuries, according to the West Midlands Ambulance Service.
He was treated at the scene before being taken to University Hospital Coventry.
West Midlands Police are now carrying out safeguarding enquiries.
A spokesman for West Midlands Ambulance Service said: “We were called at 3.49pm on Friday (April 28) to an incident nearby Brunel Close, Coventry.
“One ambulance, a paramedic officer and the Air Ambulance Service Critical Care Car attended the scene.
“Upon arrival, we found a child. He was assessed and had sustained potentially serious injuries.
“He received treatment at the scene before being conveyed to University Hospital Coventry for further treatment.”
A spokesman for West Midlands Police said: “We were called to Brunel Close, Coventry just after 3.30pm on April 28, after a young child fell from a window.
“They were taken for checks at hospital but thankfully their injuries are not believed to be serious and safeguarding enquiries are being carried out.”