A MAN is in a critical condition after falling from a roof.
The Great North Air Ambulance was called to the scene in Stockton on Saturday morning.
The man is believed to be aged around 50 and from the town. He suffered head, neck and chest injuries in the fall just before midday.
"GNAAs were called to assist NEAS with a man who had suffered a fall from a roof and sustained a head injury," said an air ambulance spokesman.
"The patient was anaesthetised on scene by the paramedic, doctor team before being flown to JCUH for ongoing treatment."
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