India, June 13 -- The family of a three-year-old boy who was declared brain dead after a tragic accident donated his organs, saving the lives of four others. The donation marks Pune Zone's first-ever organ donation from a child of this age, said the Zonal Transplant Coordination Center (ZTCC), Pune officials. Previously, the youngest donor in the region was nine years old.

ZTCC Pune manages and coordinates organ transplant networks across Pune, Satara, Karad, Sangli, Nashik, Solapur, Kolhapur, Ahmednagar, Jalgaon, and Dhule.

The child, a resident of Tadiwala Road, was admitted to Ruby Hall Clinic on June 2 after suffering critical injuries in an accidental fall from a second-floor balcony. He was treated in the Paediatric Intensive Care...