A man in his 40s is in life-threatening condition after a fall from the second floor of the Eaton Centre to the ground level, paramedics say.

Emergency services received the call at about 4:45 p.m Tuesday afternoon. Paramedics say they rushed the man to hospital with severe injuries.

Toronto police said the man had apparently fallen from the second floor to the ground level inside the mall. The circumstances of the fall are not yet known.

Jack Hauen is a breaking news reporter, working out of the Star's radio room in Toronto. Follow him on Twitter: @jackhauen

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