Toddler critical after third-floor fall in Bengaluru

A two-year-old boy is fighting for his life after falling from the third floor of a building in Chikka Adugodi, Bengaluru, on Saturday morning. The Times of India reports the incident occurred around 10.50am when the child was playing outside his home without proper supervision.

Preliminary information indicates the toddler climbed onto a grill and accidentally fell, landing on his buttocks and bouncing off the ground. He suffered severe injuries. Two women on a scooter witnessed the fall and rushed to help. Locals placed him on a two-wheeler and took him to a private hospital in Koramangala.

The child is in the ICU. His parents are from Uttarakhand, his father works as a cook in the city. The Madiwala police station has jurisdiction, though no case had been registered as of Sunday.