Teenager in hospital after being injured in County Durham building site incident
A teenage boy's being treated in hospital - after an incident on a building site in County Durham yesterday
A teenage boy's being treated in hospital with life threatening injuries - after an incident on a building site in County Durham yesterday.
Emergency services were called to the housing development at Sniperley yesterday lunchtime, where a 17 year old worker had suffered head and neck injuries, from a concrete pipe toppling over on him.
Durham Police say he was given first aid at the scene and was transported by ambulance to the Royal Victoria Infirmary, in Newcastle where he remains in a serious condition.
His family are being supported by specialist police officers.
Police are investigating the incident alongside the Health and Safety Executive.
A North East Ambulance Service spokesperson said:
“We received a call at 12.49pm on Thursday 16 April to reports of a person injured at an address on Sniperley Farm Road in Durham.
"We dispatched an ambulance crew, a specialist paramedic, two clinical team leaders, and a duty officer to the scene, and requested support from our colleagues at the Great North Air Ambulance Service (GNAAS) who attended by road.
"We transported one patient to the RVI for further treatment.”