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Boy, 9, Falls From School Terrace in Pietra Ligure After Reported Railing Failure

The child is being treated at Genoa's Gaslini hospital in serious, non-life-threatening condition.

Overview

  • The fall occurred around 10:00 at the Papa Giovanni school on Viale Europa in Pietra Ligure, Savona.
  • Witnesses said a terrace railing suddenly gave way as the boy leaned on it, causing a drop of about four meters.
  • Emergency crews from 118 with an ambulance and automedical unit, along with firefighters and carabinieri, responded rapidly.
  • The child was transported in codice rosso to Santa Corona hospital and later transferred to Genoa’s Gaslini children’s hospital for further checks.
  • Investigators are verifying the cause of the failure, with the exact dynamics still unclear, and local reporting recalls a similar incident in Genoa last September.