Boy, 2, is fighting for his life in hospital after falling from a house window

By JAKE HOLDEN, UK NEWS REPORTER Published: 19:02, 24 May 2026 | Updated: 19:14, 24 May 2026 A two-year-old boy is fighting for his life in hospital with life-threatening injuries after falling from a house window. Emergency services rushed to the scene in Tameside, Greater Manchester, on Buttermere Road in Ashton-under-Lyne yesterday evening after reports that a child had fallen from a house window. Greater Manchester Police said the toddler was rushed to hospital with life-threatening injuries. The incident is not being treated as suspicious and no arrests have been made but police are now investigating what caused the child to fall. Pictures from the scene show a heavy emergency service presence with several ambulance crews gathering on Buttermere Road. An air ambulance was also scrambled to treat the child and was seen landing on the grounds of Ashton-Under-Lyne church nearby. It is not clear which storey window the boy fell from, but Buttermere Road is suburban and most of the homes there have two storeys. A two-year-old boy is fighting for his life in hospital with life-threatening injuries after falling from a house window in Tameside, Greater Manchester An air ambulance was dispatched and landed at a church near the scene on Buttermere Road Pictures from the scene show a heavy emergency service presence There is one flat block on the eastern end of the road - closer to the church where the air ambulance landed - which has three floors. This is the tallest of all the buildings on the street. A spokesperson from GMP said: 'At around 5.40pm on Saturday 23 May 2026, we were called to reports of a child falling from a window of a house on Buttermere Road in Ashton-under-Lyne in Tameside. 'The child - a two-year-old boy - was taken to hospital with injuries that are described as life-threatening. 'No arrests have been made, and investigations are ongoing.' No comments have so far been submitted. Why not be the first to send us your thoughts, or debate this issue live on our message boards. By posting your comment you agree to our house rules. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual We will automatically post your comment and a link to the news story to your Facebook timeline at the same time it is posted on MailOnline. To do this we will link your MailOnline account with your Facebook account. We’ll ask you to confirm this for your first post to Facebook. You can choose on each post whether you would like it to be posted to Facebook. Your details from Facebook will be used to provide you with tailored content, marketing and ads in line with our Privacy Policy.