Two women critically injured after one ‘falls from height on to the other’
Police and paramedics were called to High Road in Wood Green, London.
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Your support makes all the difference.Two women have been critically injured after one fell from a building before reportedly landing on the other.
Police and paramedics were called to High Road in Wood Green, London, at 4.50pm and both women were taken to hospital.
A Metropolitan Police spokeswoman said they could not speculate on how the two women were injured and added that an investigation was under way.
She said: “Police were called by LAS at 16:50hrs on Wednesday April 12, to reports of a woman injured after falling from height in High Road, Wood Green.
“Another woman sustained injuries as a result of the incident.
“They have been taken to hospital for treatment, where they both remain in a critical condition.
“Inquiries into the circumstances are ongoing and officers are working to trace their next of kin.
“Road closures are currently in place on High Road.”