Eastbourne: Boy seriously hurt after falling through roof

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Firefighters at work on Bolton RoadImage source, Dan Jessup
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Emergency services worked at the scene after the boy fell at about 11:30 GMT on Sunday

A 12-year-old boy has been airlifted to hospital with serious injuries after reportedly falling through the roof of a building.

Emergency services were called to the scene on Bolton Road, Eastbourne, just after 11:30 GMT on Sunday.

South East Coast Ambulance Service said crews were joined by an air ambulance which transferred the patient to a hospital in London.

Sussex Police said his injuries were not believed to be life threatening.

Image source, Dan Jessup
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An air ambulance was sent to the scene to transfer the boy to a London hospital

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