A 5-year-old girl was seriously injured after falling from a 12th-floor balcony in North York on Tuesday afternoon.

Police were called to an apartment building at 2900 Jane St. at around 2:15 p.m. after reports that a child had fallen from a balcony.

The child was rushed to hospital with injuries that were initially described as life-threatening.

Early Tuesday evening, Toronto police reported on Twitter that the child’s injuries were serious, but no longer life-threatening.

March 11, 2020 — Correction: This story has been updated from a previously published version with new information from police regarding the child’s correct age and gender.

With files from Raneem Alozzi