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Three-year-old falls to death from fourth floor balcony

SHARJAH — A boy was killed and a girl was seriously injured in two separate incidents in Al Qasimia area of Sharjah yesterday.

In the first incident, a three-year-old Saudi boy was killed after falling from the balcony of his fourth floor apartment in Al Qasimia area. The boy died on the spot.

The boy's parents are in a state of shock and are refusing to talk to anyone. The police, meanwhile, are investigating the incident.

When the police arrived at the scene they found the boy lying in a pool of blood. He was taken to Al Kuwaiti Hospital where he was declared brought dead.

Girl run over

In the other incident, a four-year-old Pakistani girl sustained serious injuries in a hit-and-run, also in Al Qasimia area, yesterday morning.

The girl, who was admitted to Qasimi Hospital, is battling for her life. A Sharjah Police source told Khaleej Times that the person who was driving the car and fled the scene, is yet to be identified by the police.

Passers-by who saw the girl lying and bleeding on the road had called the police who rushed the girl to hospital.

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