Thane: Toddler falls to death from seventh floor balcony

Representational Pic

A two-year-old boy fell to his death from the balcony of his flat on the seventh floor of a building in Ambernath town of Maharashtra's Thane district, police said on Thursday.

The incident occurred in the early hours of Wednesday, when the toddler got out of the open sliding door of the room on to the balcony, an official said.

The boy allegedly slipped from the parapet of the balcony and fell down seven floors, the official said.

The child's body was sent for post-mortem and a case of accidental death has been registered in this regard with Shivaji Nagar police, he added.

Keep scrolling to read more news

Catch up on all the latest Crime, National, International and Hatke news here. Also download the new mid-day Android and iOS apps to get latest updates.

Mid-Day is now on Telegram. Click here to join our channel (@middayinfomedialtd) and stay updated with the latest news

This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever