A FIVE-year-old boy has fallen from a height and been rushed to a major trauma centre.
Paramedics raced to the scene, nearby Dagenham Headway Tube station, in east London, at around 2.30pm today.
Church Elm Lane was cordoned off from Tasty kebab shop to Church Elm Lane Health Centre.
Emergency services, including an air ambulance, arrived to transport the youngster to a major trauma centre.
It is understood the boy’s injuries are not life threatening.
The Met Police confirmed there have been no arrests.
A spokesperson for the force said: “Police were called at 14:32hrs on Monday, 4 August to reports of a child who had fallen from height in Church Elm Lane, Dagenham
Officers, the London Ambulance Service and the London Air Ambulance attended.
“A five-year-old boy was taken to hospital for treatment. His injuries are not life threatening. There have been no arrests.”
A London Ambulance Service spokesperson added: “We were called at 2.31pm today to reports of a person fallen from height on Church Elm Lane, Dagenham.
“We sent resources to the scene, including an ambulance crew, an incident response officer and a paramedic in a fast response car.
“We also dispatched London’s Air Ambulance.
“Our first paramedic arrived in less than five minutes. We treated a child at the scene and took them to a major trauma centre by road.”
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