Man suffers 'major trauma' after falling from window while 'trying to fix aerial'

A man suffered a serious head injury after falling from the window of a flat while reportedly trying to fix his TV aerial.

The man, in his late 20s, was rushed to the major trauma centre at Aintree Hospital just after 9am on Tuesday after the incident on Brighton Street in Wallasey .

Ambulance crews, along with an advanced paramedic and a rapid response vehicle were called to the street at 9.01am.

Merseyside Police also attended shortly after 9.15am and officers remained in the area this afternoon.

The ECHO understands that the man was trying to fix an aerial on the roof of his flat when he fell from the window.

This has not yet been confirmed by police who are still looking into the circumstances surrounding what happened.

The corner of the street, including the property where the incident took place this morning, remains cordoned off.

The property on Brighton Street, Wallasey remains cordoned off after a man fell from the window (ECHO)

A spokesperson from North West Ambulance Service , said: "We were called at 9.01 this morning and we have attended with an ambulance, a rapid response vehicle and an advanced paradmedic.

"We have taken a man in his late 20s to hospital."

A man has suffered a serious head injury after falling from the window of a flat on Brighton Street in Wallasey this morning (ECHO)

A spokesperson from Merseyside Police said: "We were called to reports of a male having fallen from a window of a property on Brighton Street at 9.15am.

"He has been taken to hospital and our officers are still at the scene.

"Enquiries are ongoing into the circumstances of the male falling from the window."