Sharjah: A teenage girl died after she fell out of the window from the fifth floor of a residential tower.  

Sharjah Police confirmed that they are investigating the cause of the incident that led to the fall.

The victim, identified as a 14-year-old Arab girl, sustained multiple fractures after falling out of her bedroom window on Sunday in a building located at Bu Danig area.

The operations room at the General Headquarters of Sharjah Police said they received a call reporting the accident, where they immediately dispatched ambulance units and police officers to the scene.

The girl was found with serious injuries and transported to Al Qasimi Hospital, where she later succumbed to her injuries and the acute bleeding sustained from the fall.

This is not the first case of children falling out of buildings in Sharjah. 

In July, Gulfnews reported that a 16-year-old girl sustained over 20 fractures after falling from the fourth floor of a residential building in Al Buhairah.

In 2015 alone, there were seven cases of children’s deaths from falls which were referred to the prosecution while so far this year, two cases have been sent for a decision on whether to prosecute.

Seven children died from fatal falls in 2014, an increase from four falls in 2013.