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A baby boy has been left with horrific injuries after falling from a second-storey window.
The shocking incident happened in Burnley, with the boy being airlifted to the nearby Royal Manchester Children's Hospital.
A police investigation has now been launched into the incident which took place on Heap Street at 10.32am.
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Several onlookers are said to have stopped to help the baby, but the exact nature of the injuries has not yet been made public.
Detective Inspector Mark Saunders, of Lancashire Police, said: "First and foremost, my thoughts are with the family at this distressing time.
"We know following the incident, there were people who thankfully stopped to help.
"We're really keen to identify those individuals and speak to them to find out what happened".
It is not yet known how the boy fell, or who was involved with the incident.
Anyone with information or CCTV footage that could help with the investigation is asked to contact 101 quoting log 0497 of August 6.
A Burnley Police spokesman said on Twitter/X: "We’re trying to find several people who stopped to help a baby, this morning in Burnley.
"We were called at 10:32am this morning (Sunday 6 August) to a report that a baby had fallen from the second-story window of a property on Heap Street, Burnley.
"Our officers and ambulance crews attended the scene, with the baby, a 1-year-old boy, taken to Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital via air ambulance, for treatment for serious injuries."
No update on the boy's condition has been given, but the Daily Star has reached out to both Burnley Police and Lancashire Police for an update.
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