25/04/2014

Man Falls From Scaffolding

A man has been taken to hospital after he fell 20ft from scaffolding.

The incident is understood to have happened at a building site at Prospect Place, Cardiff, just before 8am on Friday morning.

Emergency services were called to the scene, and the man, who has not been named, was taken to the University Hospital of Wales in the city.

He is thought to have sustained minor injuries in the accident when the scaffolding collapsed.

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has launched an investigation into the incident.

(JP)

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