Young boy falls over Sydney balcony and is transported to hospital

Young boy falls over Sydney balcony and is transported to hospital

A young child was transported to the hospital after falling several meters from a balcony.

Saturday afternoon, the small kid fell ‘two to three metres’ from a unit balcony onto a concrete path in the southern Sydney suburb of Penshurst.

The fall is considered to have been unintentional, while investigations continue. He was placed on a stretcher and treated by NSW Ambulance personnel at the site before being transported to Sydney Children’s Hospital.He was placed in a stretcher and treated at the scene by NSW Ambulance paramedics, before being taken to Sydney Children's HospitalA young boy fell 'two to three metres' from a unit balcony onto a concrete path in the southern Sydney suburb of Penshurst on Saturday afternoonThe terrifying fall happened at a block of units in Penshurst just before 4pm on SaturdayThe boy was rushed to hospital after plummeting several metres to the ground from a balcony

Uncertain are the extent of the child’s injuries, although he is said to be conscious and breathing.

NSW Ambulance verified the presence of multiple road crews at the location.