AN eight-year old boy was flown to hospital after falling from a window.

The incident happened on Monday evening in Billingham, Teesside around 6.30pm.

The Great North Air Ambulance was called to the scene, reported to be in Wallington Road.

The boy, who is thought to have fallen from a bedroom window, suffered injuries to his leg and is in a non-life threatening condition in James Cook Hospital in Middlesbrough.