Girl, 18 months, in hospital after fall from a height in Middlesbrough

Emergency services rushed to Cranfield Avenue in Middlesbrough on Thursday (May 9) morning where the toddler had fallen.

The air ambulance was seen landing nearby and the girl was taken to James Cook University Hospital by road.

Police said her condition is not believed to be life-threatening and the incident is not being treated as suspicious.

A North East Ambulance Service spokesperson said: “We were called to an incident this morning on Bramble Farm in Middlesbrough at 8.33am.

“We dispatched one ambulance crew, one clinical team leader and were supported by our colleagues at the Great North Air Ambulance Service. One patient was taken to James Cook Hospital.”

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Cleveland Police said in a statement: “Police attended Cranfield Avenue in Middlesbrough this morning, after an 18-month-old girl suffered serious injuries following a fall.

“She was taken to James Cook University Hospital by land ambulance, where her condition is not believed to be life threatening. The incident is not being treated as suspicious.”