Girl, 12, is found injured after ‘falling from height’ at block of flats in east London as police launch investigation
- Girl fell ‘from height’ in Acton Mews in Haggerston, London, at 9.16pm last night
- She was treated by paramedics at the scene and taken to hospital by ambulance
- Her condition is non-life threatening and police are not treating it as suspicious
A 12-year-old girl has been taken to hospital after she fell ‘from height’ by a block of flats in east London.
Police were called to the scene at 9.16pm last night after the girl fell in Acton Mews in Haggerston.
She was treated at the scene by paramedics and rushed to hospital in an ambulance.
Her fall is not being treated as suspicious and she is not in a life threatening condition.
A 12-year-old girl has been taken to hospital after she fell ‘from height’ by a block of flats on Acton Mews in Haggerston, east London, last night
The girl is thought to have fallen from an apartment block and she is still being treated in hospital after three emergency cars were sent to the scene.
London Metropolitan Police said: ‘Police were called to Acton Mews at 9.16pm on Friday to a report of a girl fallen from height.
‘Officers attended along with paramedics from London Ambulance Service.
‘A 12-year-old girl was found injured. She was treated at the scene before being taken to hospital.
‘Her condition has been assessed as non life-threatening. The incident is not being treated as suspicious.’
A London Ambulance Service spokesperson: ‘We were called at 9:16pm on 12 March to Acton Mews, E8, to reports of a person injured from a fall from height.
‘We dispatched a number of resources to the scene including an incident response officer, an ambulance crew and three response cars.
‘We also dispatched a trauma team in a car from London’s Air Ambulance.
‘We treated a child at the scene and took them to a major trauma centre.’