A two-year-old girl was killed when an air conditioning unit plunged from the window of an eighth-floor apartment onto her pram as her two siblings watched in horror.

Cops in Toronto, Canada, were scrambled to an apartment complex in Scarborough in the east of the city shortly before 4pm on Monday.

Police said the mum and her three children were about to enter the Toronto Community Housing Complex after she had picked them up from school.

She then told cops an air conditioning unit fell directly on two-year-old Crystal Mirogho just before the family entered the building, according to local media.

It is understood that Crystal's siblings, aged five and seven, witnessed the horror unfold. Crystal was rushed to hospital but died at 11pm as a result of her catastrophic injuries.

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"I heard screaming," building resident Sherene Bromfield told CTV News Toronto.

"I ran on my balcony and I looked over and I could see her trying to revive her daughter.

"They said they had a pulse, a low pulse, and she just started crying."

The family, through a law firm, said it was "devastated" by Crystal’s death.

"Our family has lost our precious baby girl Crystal," the family said in a statement.

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"We are devastated. We would ask that through this difficult time we be given the opportunity to grieve our loss privately.

"We wanted to thank the public for the outpouring of support for our family while we are struggling to cope this tragedy."

Crystal's family has set up a GoFundMe page in a bid to raise money for her funeral and burial costs.

The campaign hopes to raise $22,275 (£17,341) and will also help the family relocate to a new home.

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A heartbreaking message on the page read: "As Crystal and her mother was wheeling her stroller into their building while her two siblings were watching this happen right in front of them, their entire world turned upside down.

"In a matter of a few seconds, they realised that a heavy Air Conditioner had fallen on Crystal. Crystal was rushed to Sick Kids hospital where the doctors tried their absolute best to save her life, however, at 11:04 pm, she succumbed to her injuries and passed away.

"Our entire family is devastated. The family cannot bear to go back to the same building where their daughter was killed."

Investigators are in the process of gathering surveillance footage and witness statements.

A law firm representing the family said that it planned to put TCHC ‘on notice’ though it is too early to say whether there will be a lawsuit.

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