A two-year-old boy is in serious condition after falling from a balcony in Mississauga Friday afternoon.
Peel Regional Police said they were called to an apartment building in the area of Erin Mills Parkway and Fowler Drive at 5:15 p.m. for medical assistance.
When officers and paramedics arrived, they found an injured child on the ground. He was rushed to a pediatric trauma center. Police initially said the boy’s injuries were potentially life-threatening, but were later determined not to be life-threatening.
The circumstances of the incident are unknown. It is also unclear who was with the child at the time of the fall.
“We’re going to look into all of these things. Who was home? And what exactly happened? And this is a tragic, tragic incident,” Peel police said. Heather Cannon.
He added that officers have already spoken to several witnesses and are asking anyone with information that has not come forward to contact police.
“At this point, we’re still investigating,” Cannon said. “The scene is being held for further investigation.”