On the afternoon of the 2nd, a boy fell from the 25th floor of a high-rise apartment in Chiba City and died after being treated at a hospital, and the police are investigating the details.

According to the police and fire department, at around 2:15 pm on the 2nd, the fire department received a series of reports such as "a child has fallen" and "a person has fallen on the roof of the entrance" at a 48-story condominium in Mihama Ward, Chiba City. I was.



When the fire department rushed, the boy was lying on the roof at the entrance of the apartment and was taken to the hospital but died.



It is believed to be a 3-year-old boy who lives on the 25th floor of this apartment building, and the police are confirming his identity and investigating the details.



The site is a corner of an area where condominium development is progressing, about 1 km southeast of JR Kaihin Makuhari Station.

Children's fall accidents: 124 cases in 10 years

According to the national demographic survey, there were 124 accidents in which children under the age of 14 fell from buildings such as condominium balconies and died in the last 10 years.



By age group, 14 of the 47 fatal accidents that occurred in the last five years were children aged 0 to 4, accounting for about 30%.



Approximately 90% of the occurrences were at home, and there were cases of falling from


a chair on the veranda of an apartment building, and falling from a


room window.



There have been a series of children's falling accidents


this year


. A 4-year-old boy accidentally fell from the corridor on the 12th floor of a metropolitan housing complex in Edogawa Ward and died.



The Consumer Affairs Agency is calling for attention not to place anything that can be used as scaffolding or an outdoor unit of an air conditioner near a window or balcony railing.