A FIVE-YEAR-OLD boy was last night seriously ill after an accident in a city centre store.
It is believed the child fell from an escalator in Primark, in Long Row.
One witness described seeing him fall from "one floor to another" but the store said it could not confirm how far he fell.
Dozens of shoppers were evacuated from the store after the accident, which happened at around 2pm yesterday, and the store remained closed for the rest of the day.
A woman, who did not want to be named, said: "I saw him fall from one floor to another and he landed on some clothes rails. It was awful."
Another shopper said: "I could clearly see one woman sat on the floor, screaming and crying."
An ambulance service spokesman said the boy was taken to the Queen's Medical Centre with head injuries. A hospital spokesman said the boy was last night in the children's intensive care unit.
Nottingham City Council's health and safety officers launched an investigation.
A Primark spokesman said: "Primark's Nottingham store closed early following an incident in the store. The safety of our customers in our stores is of paramount concern to us. We are now working with the relevant authorities to investigate this incident."
A city council spokesman said: "We have been notified of an accident at Primark and, as health and safety in retail premises is overseen by councils, our health and safety officers are investigating the circumstances. We are unable to say anything further at this stage."
The Post asked if the council was investigating health and safety at other city stores but it failed to respond.
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