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Window cleaner in critical condition after fall

The man had fallen approximately 12 feet from a ladder Credit: West Midlands Ambulance Service

A window cleaner has suffered serious head injuries after a fall in Bloomsbury Street in the Nechells area of Birmingham, at about 12.40pm yesterday lunchtime.

An ambulance, a paramedic area support officer and the CARE Team doctor were sent to the scene.

When crews arrived they found the man had fallen approximately 12 feet from a ladder.

He had suffered a serious head injury and the doctor anaesthetised him at the scene before being taken to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham.

On arrival at hospital, the man was said to be in a critical condition.

– West Midlands Ambulance Service spokesman