The injured 16-year-old was taken from a former health centre building in Aberdeen city centre to a local hospital for treatment after falling from the building
A teenage boy has been rushed to hospital after falling from a building yesterday afternoon.
At around 7.30pm on Friday, May 16 emergency services were called to the scene after rrecieving worrying reports of a person having fallen from a height. Crews from Police Scotland and Scotland Ambulance Service rushed to a former health centre building in Aberdeen not far from Rosemount Viaduct.
Upon arrival officers and medics discovered a 16-year-old boy had sustained injuries, he was taken from Newburn Healthcare (formerly the Denburn Medical Centre building) to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, with his condition currently unknown.
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Police, paramedics and fire crews were spotted attending last night’s incident. A Police Scotland spokesperson told Aberdeen Live: “Around 7.30pm on Friday, May 16, police were made aware a youth had fallen at Rosemount Viaduct, Aberdeen. Emergency services attended and the 16-year-old male was taken to hospital.”
A message on the Newburn Medical Practice website reads:”Newburn Medical Practice is a busy city centre practice serving a patient population of around 22,000 patients. We are also a training practice for new GP trainees, FY2s, Medical Student’s, primary care pharmacists, and nursing students who work alongside our team of GPs, ANPs and FCPs. Our aim is to provide a friendly high quality care that is tailored to the needs of our patients.
It comes just hours after a toddler miraculously escaped what would have been a deadly 15-storey fall from a tower block thanks to a perfectly positioned shrub. The unidentified youngster, aged just two, fell from the private balcony of a flat at a housing complex in White Oak, Maryland in the US on Thursday afternoon after spilling over its protective glass barrier.
Adults were reportedly in the home when he fell from the 15th floor and onto a bush and pile of mulch in a playground below. Representatives from local Montgomery Police say that, while the foliage cushioned his fall, allowing him to escape with his life, he didn’t do so unharmed.
The Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service said he was rushed to hospital with a parent after suffering “traumatic” injuries, telling ABC News his size was likely behind his “miraculous” escape. Fire and Rescue Service Assistant Chief David Pazos said: “The child hit the bushes and landed in mulch, softening the impact.” Montgomery County police spokesperson Shiera Goff added the youngster may not have survived the fall if he were any heavier, adding his “age and size and weight” played a crucial role
The Mirror has contacted Police Scotland and Scotland Ambulance Service for an update.
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