Kid critical after school stairwell fall

(ANSA) - Milan, October 18 - A six-year-old child is in critical condition in hospital after falling down a stairwell at a school in Milan. The child is thought to have fallen while climbing over the railing of the stairs at the height of the second floor at the Pirelli school in via Goffredo da Bussero.
    The child had left the classroom and was alone when he fell, sources said.
    School regulations lay down that children must be accompanied by teachers or janitors when they leave the classroom.
    Milan prosecutors have opened an investigation and are looking into respect for safety regulations at the school, sources said. The boy is in "very serious" condition in intensive care after an operation on severe concussion, hospital sources said.
    He also suffered internal injuries and a pelvic fracture.