A toddler fell 17 storeys from a window in a towering high-rise apartment at 3 Hickory Tree Road in the Weston Rd. and Lawrence Ave. area. It is an obscure street that runs along the Humber River. The accident happened around 2 p.m. Police got the scene in response to several “unknown trouble” reports and are now asking the neighbors and the public to report anything they can about the tragedy. The boy was taken to hospital and died in hospital later in the afternoon. Paramedics told CP24 the child fell from an “extreme height.” The building does not have balconies. One neighbour said the windows in the building don’t open expect for a small portion that has a screen. “They must have removed the screen because otherwise, there’s no other way you can get out,” he said. “It’s pretty shocking that this could happen.” The child has been identified to CP24 by family friends as Wallace Passos.
