Child, 2, Dies When He Pulls Down TV

A 2-year-old boy was killed Thursday when he became excited while watching the PBS children’s program “Teletubbies” and pulled it down on top of himself.

The toddler’s mother was home when the 27-inch television fell on him, Children’s Hospital spokesman Dean Walters said.

“He got excited, ran up to the TV and pulled the TV down on himself,” Walters said.

Children’s Hospital has treated eight similar cases involving young children and TV sets in the past two years, but this is the first fatality, Walters said.