2-year-old boy in stable condition after fall from 11th storey of HDB block

[invis]

SINGAPORE - A two-year-old boy survived a fall from a block of Housing Board flats in Sengkang on Sunday morning (Nov 25).

The Straits Times understands that the boy suffered severe injuries.

The police were alerted at 10am on Sunday to a fall from height incident at Block 182A Rivervale Crescent.

The child was found conscious and taken to KK Women's and Children's Hospital.

The Straits Times understands that he was standing on a stool and fell from the window of his 11th storey flat.

He remains hospitalised and is in a stable condition.

Police are investigating the incident.

This article was first published in The Straits Times. Permission required for reproduction.

[stemcell]

[beyond]

sebei heng sia the kid...

[Onglai]

House got child dun want to secure grill....

[Camper]

Chewren at any age would be curious to climb here n there.. sigh.

[ODACHEK]

Heng could be trees that reduced the acceleration...

[DynamiteZerg]

Must have something that broke his fall. Maybe the trees or something along the way. He is also lucky he landed on grass/soil and not on cold hard concrete.

[ODACHEK]

44 minutes ago, DynamiteZerg said:

Must have something that broke his fall. Maybe the trees or something along the way. He is also lucky he landed on grass/soil and not on cold hard concrete.

Many rainy days make the ground softer...

[invis]

Apparently his diapers helped to break the fall 

[ODACHEK]

14 minutes ago, invis said:

Apparently his diapers helped to break the fall 

chiu mean rike bouncing babies? 

[invis]

1 hour ago, ODACHEK said:

chiu mean rike bouncing babies? 

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The diapers reportedly caught on the clothes rack of a fourth-floor unit, cushioning his fall.

http://www.asiaone.com/singapore/2-year-old-boy-survives-fall-11th-floor-sengkang-flat-possibly-saved-his-diapers

[Sofero]

OMG glad the kid is OK!!!!