A 14-year-old schoolboy is recovering in hospital after his head was impaled on a metal spike at Warrington.
The horrific injury occurred as the youngster was playing with a friend on a football field near William Beamont High School, in Long Lane, Warrington.
Emergency services were called to the scene after a metal tipped corner flag became embedded in the boy’s head, pierced his skull and caused bruising to his brain.
Fire crews had to cut through the corner flag pole before the boy could be moved.
He was then rushed by ambulance to Warrington Hospital and later transferred to Alder Hey Children’s Hospital, in Liverpool where he underwent emergency surgery for the remainder of the steel-spiked pole to be removed.
One emergency worker said it was amazing the youngster had survived.
It is understood the accident happened as the boy and a friend played, throwing the corner flag like a spear.
A Fire Service spokesman said: “The bottom part of the corner flag pole is a steel spike and it was this that became embedded in the boy’s head.
“He was extremely fortunate to survive.”
A 14-year-old schoolboy is recovering in hospital after his head was impaled on a metal spike at Warrington.
Boy, 14, speared in head
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Experienced journalist for more than 40 years. Managing Director of magazine publishing group with three in-house titles and on-line daily newspaper for Warrington. Experienced writer, photographer, PR consultant and media expert having written for local, regional and national newspapers. Specialties: PR, media, social networking, photographer, networking, advertising, sales, media crisis management. Chair of Warrington Healthwatch Director Warrington Chamber of Commerce Patron Tim Parry Johnathan Ball Foundation for Peace. Trustee Warrington Disability Partnership. Former Chairman of Warrington Town FC.
