The 28-year-old was seriously injured; the animal – a Rottweiler – did not survive the impact from a height of around ten meters.
A dog fell from the third floor of a building onto a pregnant woman in Rome. The 28-year-old pedestrian was seriously injured in the city center on Friday, but her life was not in danger, according to rescue workers. The fetus was not injured.
For reasons still unknown, the dog, a Rottweiler, fell from a height of around ten meters to the ground on a street in the center of the Italian capital. The dog did not survive the impact.
In the hospital with a head injury
The young woman was taken to hospital for treatment following the incident. She suffered a head injury, newspaper Corriere della Sera reported. The location of the accident was a side street of the Via del Corso shopping street in the historic Roman center, popular with locals and tourists. Many passers-by were on the street at the time of the incident.
It is still unclear why exactly the Rottweiler fell from the third floor onto the street. According to an initial reconstruction by emergency services, there were also some cats in the house. The dog may have lost its balance after jumping onto the window sill and falling. The owner is in shock. (APA)