Child raced to hospital after ‘falling from two-storey building’ in busy town centre as air ambulance scrambled to scene

A CHILD has been airlifted to hospital after falling from a height in a busy town centre.

Emergency services raced to the scene in Newtown, Wales shortly after 7.15pm on Friday night.

A child was taken to hospital after falling from a two-storey building

It’s understood the child had fallen from a two-storey building, Wales Online reports.

Police and ambulance were called to the scene before paramedics helped the child into the aircraft.

Wales Air Ambulance transported the child to hospital for treatment of injuries that are not life-changing or life-threatening.

The child’s age is not yet known.

A Dyfed-Powys Police spokesperson said:  “Officers were called to assist paramedics following a report that a child had been injured having fallen from a height at an address on Broad St, Newtown, at around 7.15pm on Friday, May 30.

“The child was airlifted to hospital with injuries not believed to be life-changing or threatening.

“The incident is not being treated as suspicious and all relevant safeguarding checks have been completed.”

They confirmed that the incident is not being treated as suspicious following safeguarding checks.