Two injured in separate falls

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A 20-year-old man remains in a critical condition after falling off a skateboard that was being towed behind a car in the south-west.

The man received serious head injuries in the accident and was taken to Bunbury Regional Hospital yesterday afternoon before being flown to Royal Perth Hospital.

And a teenager who fell from a scoreboard at a football ground in Perth is also in a critical condition in Royal Perth Hospital.

Ambulance officers were called to the Gosnells Football Club on Stalker Road about 11.30 last night.

Police say the 16-year-old fell two to three metres to the ground, landing on his shoulder and head.

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Teen rushed to hospital after three metre fall

A 16-year-old Huntingdale boy was rushed to hospital for emergency surgery after falling three metres from a scoreboard at a football oval in Gosnells last night.

At about 11pm, police allege that the boy had climbed up onto the scoreboard at the oval on Stalker Street, and fell at least 3 metres landing on his shoulder and then his head on hard gravel.

Police spokesman, Ian Haselby said that police on the scene were able to administer first aid until an Ambulance arrived.

The boy was rushed to Royal Perth Hospital for emergency surgery, and is currently in a critical but stable condition.

Police believe the incident is not suspicious.

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Boy in serious condition after fall

A 16-year-old Huntingdale boy is in a critical but stable condition in Royal Perth Hospital this morning after falling from a scoreboard in Gosnells overnight.

Police said the boy had climbed onto the scoreboard at the Gosnells Football Oval on Stalker Road about 11pm and then fell, hitting his head and shoulder on the gravel below.

Police called to the scene provided first aid before the boy was taken to Royal Perth Hospital where he underwent emergency surgery.

STUART MCKINNON

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