Trowbridge boy airlifted to hospital after fall from window

Wiltshire and Bath Air Ambulance was called to Towpath Road, Trowbridge on Monday afternoon <i>(Image: Newsquest (file photo))</i>
Wiltshire and Bath Air Ambulance was called to Towpath Road, Trowbridge on Monday afternoon (Image: Newsquest (file photo))
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A three-year-old boy had to be airlifted to hospital after falling out of a first floor window.

Emergency services were called to Towpath Road, Trowbridge at 3.41pm on Monday, June 30 following reports that the young boy had fallen from the window.

An air ambulance transported the boy to the Bristol Royal Hospital, following officers and South West Ambulance Service being called to the scene.

He suffered no life changing or life threatening injuries as a result of the fall and is expected to be discharged from hospital soon, police have said.

Enquiries into the incident remain ongoing.

A spokesperson for Wiltshire Police said: "We attended an address in Towpath Road, Hilperton at about 4pm yesterday (01/07) following reports that a young child had fallen from a first floor window.

"The three-year-old boy was assessed at the scene and taken to Bristol Royal Infirmary as a precaution.

"He has no life changing or life threatening injuries and will be discharged from hospital soon.

"Enquiries remain ongoing."

A spokesperson for Wiltshire and Bath Air Ambulance said: "We were called to treat a trauma injury following a fall in Trowbridge at 1541 hours on Monday 30 June 2025.

"We responded in our helicopter, with two of our doctors and a critical care paramedic treating the patient on scene.

"We then airlifted the patient to the Bristol Royal Hospital for Children."

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