Two young children injured after fall from balcony in Waterford

A seven-year-old girl and a three-year-old boy have been taken to hospital following the incident

A seven-year-old girl and a three-year-old boy fell from the balcony at Mount Suir apartments at 10.40am on Friday. File picture

Two children have been injured following a fall from an apartment balcony in Waterford city.

A seven-year-old girl and a three-year-old boy fell from the balcony at Mount Suir apartments at 10.40am on Friday.

The children fell more than six metres to the ground from the second-floor apartment, when it is understood that a pane of glass on the balcony railing crashed to the ground.

The boy has been brought to Temple Street Hospital in Dublin as a precautionary measure due to injuries sustained to his head. The boy narrowly missed falling on a large shard of glass. The girl remains in University Hospital Waterford (UHW).

A number of ambulances, fire units, gardaí, and Waterford City and County Council officials have been attending the incident. Waterford City and County Council has controlled Block C of the Mount Suir apartment complex for the past six years, where the incident occurred.

Garda forensic teams are currently examining the balcony from where the children fell.

In a statement, Waterford City and County Council said it has been notified of a serious incident at the Mount Suir Apartment complex and confirmed that it has initiated a formal investigation around the circumstances of the incident.

"The council has reached out to the family to offer support, and a formal investigation into the incident has commenced," it said.