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Toddler hurt in flat window fall | Toddler hurt in flat window fall |
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An 18-month-old girl has suffered serious head injuries after falling from the window of a first-floor flat in Lincolnshire. | An 18-month-old girl has suffered serious head injuries after falling from the window of a first-floor flat in Lincolnshire. |
Police said she fell from the semi-detached property in Grosvenor Road, Skegness, at about 0820 BST. | Police said she fell from the semi-detached property in Grosvenor Road, Skegness, at about 0820 BST. |
An ambulance crew initially took the girl to Boston's Pilgrim Hospital, but she was later transferred to Nottingham for specialist care. | |
Police are trying to establish how the child came to fall from the window. | |
Brain bleed | Brain bleed |
The girl was transferred by helicopter to the Queen's Medical Centre in Nottingham, which has a specialist head injury unit. | |
It is understood she has a bleed on her brain, following what is thought to have been a tragic accident. | It is understood she has a bleed on her brain, following what is thought to have been a tragic accident. |
A statement from Lincolnshire Police said: "The scene has been secured and officers are investigating the cause of the fall from a first-floor flat." | A statement from Lincolnshire Police said: "The scene has been secured and officers are investigating the cause of the fall from a first-floor flat." |
Ch Insp Phil Vickers, of Lincolnshire Police, said the child had suffered serious injuries. | Ch Insp Phil Vickers, of Lincolnshire Police, said the child had suffered serious injuries. |
He said: "There are a number of flats in the premises and this one is on the first floor. | He said: "There are a number of flats in the premises and this one is on the first floor. |
"At the moment the girl is receiving medical attention and we'll be getting updates as to how her condition is." | "At the moment the girl is receiving medical attention and we'll be getting updates as to how her condition is." |