A 14-year-old boy was hurt while attempting to jump into a shallow kiddie pool at his Liberty Street home in the lower Liberty Heights neighborhood Friday afternoon, according to police.
SPRINGFIELD -- A 14-year-old boy was hurt while attempting to jump into a shallow kiddie pool at his Liberty Street home in the lower Liberty Heights neighborhood Friday afternoon, according to police.
The teenager, whose identity was not released by police, was taken to Mercy Medical Center after the 2:45 p.m. incident.
"I know he was seriously injured," Springfield Police Commissioner William J. Fitchet said late Friday afternoon, adding that he was unsure of the precise nature of the boy's injuries.
Fitchet confirmed that the teen struck his head after jumping from a porch rail into a roughly 3-foot deep plastic kiddie pool at his home. The boy's street address was unavailable.
More information will be posted on MassLive.com as it becomes available.