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Baby seriously injured in Luton flat window fall | Baby seriously injured in Luton flat window fall |
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A baby has been taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries after falling from an open window of a first-floor flat. | A baby has been taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries after falling from an open window of a first-floor flat. |
Emergency services were called to Wellington Street in Luton at about 13:00 BST. | Emergency services were called to Wellington Street in Luton at about 13:00 BST. |
Jason Watkins, who works in the street, said he had been told it was a boy who was hurt. He said the road was closed but had since reopened. | Jason Watkins, who works in the street, said he had been told it was a boy who was hurt. He said the road was closed but had since reopened. |
Police have asked anyone who was in the area at the time to get in touch. | Police have asked anyone who was in the area at the time to get in touch. |
The child's age or sex has not been confirmed by Bedfordshire Police. | |
Mr Watkins said he came out of Nakorn Thai restaurant after hearing sirens and seeing an ambulance. | |
Albert Constantin, 32, a barber who has a shop nearby, said he saw the boy on the ground and a lot of people crowded around. | |
He heard one woman, who came to help, on the phone to the emergency services and she was told to put the baby on his side. |