BOSTON -- A young man was in critical condition with serious head injuries early Friday after falling from a second-floor apartment balcony in Brighton overnight.

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NewsCenter 5's Steve Lacy reported that the unidentified victim was taken to Beth Israel Medical Center after falling from the balcony just before 2 a.m.

He fell from an apartment at 2017 Commonwealth Avenue, a stretch of road that is home to many undergraduate and graduate students at several area universities, including Boston University and Boston College.

It was unclear what caused the fall or whether the young man was a student.