Woman falls from North London building onto pedestrian beneath

Two women have been critically injured after one fell from a building before reportedly landing on the other. Police and paramedics were called to High Road in Wood Green, London, at 4.50pm and both women were taken to hospital. A Metropolitan Police spokeswoman said they could not speculate on how the two women were injured and added that an investigation was under way. She said: “Police were called by LAS at 16:50hrs on Wednesday April 12, to reports of a woman injured after falling from height in High Road, Wood Green. “Another woman sustained injuries as a result of the incident. “They have been taken to hospital for treatment, where they both remain in a critical condition. “Inquiries into the circumstances are ongoing and officers are working to trace their next of kin. “Road closures are currently in place on High Road.”

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