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Two women in critical condition after one falls from tall building and lands on the other

The incident took place near The Mall shopping center in London's High Road, Wood Green on April 12

WOOD GREEN, LONDON: An unidentified woman fell from a building and landed on another female pedestrian on Wednesday, April 12, leaving both in critical condition. Police and paramedics soon arrived following the incident that took place near The Mall shopping center in High Road, Wood Green at 4.50 pm.

A police spokesman said, as stated by Independent, “We were called by London Ambulance Service at 4.50 pm on 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." They added that "road closures are currently in place on High Road.”

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High Road reopened

A London Ambulance Service spokesperson said, "We sent a number of resources to the scene, including ambulance crews, a medic in a fast-response car, an advanced paramedic, an incident response officer, and members of our hazardous area response team (HART). We also dispatched London's Air Ambulance. Two patients were treated at the scene before both being taken to a major trauma center as a priority," reports Mirror. The High Road reopened in the evening, with traffic flowing normally. However, police officers have remained at the scene.

Similar incidents in 2018 and 2013

On October 17, 2018, a man "fell from a height" onto another woman at Westfield shopping center in Stratford, London. Both were taken to hospital by the London ambulance service. Neither person’s condition was life-threatening, but the woman’s injuries were believed to be life-changing, reports Metro. An anonymous witness said, "I was walking through the shopping center to get to the station when I saw the barriers. They landed right outside the food court, which is the busiest place. It didn’t look good at the scene, the ambulance crew weren’t in a rush, which is never a good sign." It was later reported the man who fell was arrested. A force spokesman said at that time, "The man, aged 24, was arrested at hospital on suspicion of grievous bodily harm and reckless endangerment of life." In 2013, two individuals were injured at the same shopping center after a man fell from the upper floor and landed on another, a BBC report noted.