Child's face pierced by wire - Lidcombe
Published: 20 Apr 2022 06:06pm
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews have tended to a young child, whose face has been pierced by wire, at Lidcombe in Sydney.
The boy, aged six, reportedly fell face first onto a 60cm length of wire in Carter Street today, causing serious bleeding.
Fire crews from Burwood and Silverwater attended the address about 5pm.
A firefighter has travelled in an ambulance to help stabilise the child, assisting paramedics as they transported the patient to the Children's Hospital at Westmead for further treatment.
Updated: 30 Jan 2023 09:14pm
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Stations nearby
37 Church Street, Lidcombe NSW 2141
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