Toddler killed by falling ladder in southern Israel
18-month-old girl was playing next to a stable in Segev Shalom
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A view of the Bedouin town of Segev Shalom, with the city of Beersheba in the background (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
A one and-a-half year old girl was killed in southern Israel on Saturday after a ladder fell on her, medics said.
The toddler, from the Bedouin town of Segev Shalom, was playing near a stable next to her home at the time of the incident.
Paramedics from the Magen David Adom ambulance service arrived at the scene to treat the girl, who was critically wounded by the ladder.
She was later taken to Soroka Medical Center in Beersheba, where she was pronounced dead.
Police said an investigation was opened into the incident.
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