A young child has been rushed to hospital after falling from a residential building in East London.
Police were called to the scene in Poplar shortly before 7pm.
The child, believed to be a toddler, has been taken to a major trauma centre.
It is not known how serious their injuries are.
The building is thought to be a block of flats above a parade of shops.
Met Police and London Ambulance Service crews were sent to the scene of the horror fall.
Police wrote on Twitter : "Police called at 18:54hrs to East India Dock Road #Poplar #E14 to reports of a child fallen from height from a residential building.
"Officers attended with LAS. The child, believed to be a toddler, has been taken to hospital - we await a condition update.
"Officers remain on scene & road closures are in place at junction with Chrisp Street and Newby Place.
"Motorists should use other routes. Any witnesses or those with dash cam footage should call police ref CAD 6419/27 July."
A London Ambulance Service spokesman said: "We were called at 6:54pm today (27 July) to East India Dock Road, E14, to reports of a child injured.
"We sent an incident response officer and two ambulances to the scene.
"We also dispatched a unit from our hazardous area response team and London's Air Ambulance.
"Crews treated a child at the scene and took them to a major trauma centre by road."
