A KwaZulu-Natal teenager sustained injuries after falling two storeys at school on Friday.

The learner from Welbedene Secondary School in Chatsworth is lucky to be alive.

This after at about 9.30am, members of the ALS Paramedics responded to the school after reports came in that a child had fallen from a height.

Upon arrival at the scene, paramedics were immediately led to the 13-year-old boy who was found in pain.

It has been alleged the teenager fell down two storeys and sustained moderate injuries.

The teenager was stabilised on the scene before he was transported to a nearby hospital for the further care he required.

At this stage, it is unclear what led to the serious fall of the teenager.

Further investigations will be conducted.

This comes days after a toddler fell from a balcony in Chatsworth.

IOL previously reported that a two-year-old girl from Montford was in critical condition after falling from a balcony at her crèche.

Aariya Sewnarian was rushed to a high-care unit at a Durban hospital, where she remains in stable but critical condition.

According to her father, Atholl Brett Sewnarain, Aariya suffered a fractured skull, which caused an extradural hematoma and internal bleeding.

She underwent an emergency craniotomy to evacuate the hematoma.

On March 6, Aariya’s mother, Shivana Sewnarain, received a call from the crèche principal, requesting her to pick up Aariya after the child fell onto the concrete while playing outside.

A second call reportedly stated that the fall occurred due to a fight between two children.

However, Sewnarain disputes the crèche's version of events, claiming that his daughter had been left unsupervised on the first-floor balcony.

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