Mangaluru: In an tragic incident one-and-a-half year old child died on the spot after he accidentally fell from the seventh floor of a residential complex located at Jeppu in the city on Wednesday.

The child, Muhammed Shaan entered the balcony at about 4.30 in the evening and was standing on a chair, looking outside. He suddenly lost balance and fell down to the first floor.

The child was rushed to a hospital with severe injuries, but after a brief examination, doctors declared the child brought dead.

It is said that the elders were unaware of the movement of the child as they were inside the apartment when the accident took place.

The child was the only son of Imran Hussain, resident of Adyar Kannur, Mangaluru. His wife Shama, was staying with her child and parents in the apartment as Imran worked abroad.

Pandeshwar police have registered a case on the incident.