Stockport Express

Teenager is left badly hurt in roof fall

- ASHLIE BLAKEY stockporte­xpress@menmedia.co.uk @stockportn­ews

ATEENAGE boy was taken to hospital with serious injuries after falling through a roof in Stockport.

Police and paramedics rushed to the scene on Oakwood Road in Romiley at around 8pm last night after receiving ‘concern for welfare’ reports.

The boy, aged 14, had fallen through a roof of a building, police said.

The Express understand­s the incident happened near the Romiley Board Mill.

The teen was taken to hospital from the scene with serious but non-life threatenin­g injuries.

He remains in hospital in a stable condition.

There are no suspicious circumstan­ces surroundin­g the incident, a spokespers­on for GMP said.

The air ambulance was called to the scene, as well as several other ambulance vehicles.

In a statement, a GMP spokespers­on said: “At around 8pm yesterday evening (14 June 2021), police were called to a report of a concern for welfare on Oakwood Road, Romiley.

“Emergency services attended and found a 14 year-old boy had fallen through a roof. He was taken to hospital with serious but non-life threatenin­g injuries.

“He remains there in a stable condition.

“There are believed to be no suspicious circumstan­ces. Enquiries are ongoing.”

A spokespers­on for

NWAS said: “We have taken a patient to hospital from the scene.

“An ambulance, advanced paramedic, a response car and an air ambulance all attended the scene.

“We received the 999 call at 7.12pm.”

Anyone with informatio­n can visit www.gmp. police.uk and use the Live Chat function, or call police on 101 quoting incident 2847 of 14/06/21.

Alternativ­ely, details can also be passed on anonymousl­y via the independen­t charity Crimestopp­ers on 0800 555 111.

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