- A man is in hospital after he fell from a roof in inner Sydney on Thursday
- The 68-year-old impaled his knee on a fence following his fall at Waterloo
- Paramedics treated the man at the scene before he was taken to hospital
A man has been rushed to hospital after he impaled his knee on a fence.
The 68-year-old was working on a roof in inner Sydney on Thursday morning when he fell three metres and impaled himself.
Emergency services were alerted and raced to the scene at Belmont Street, Waterloo about 9.15am.
A man impaled himself on a fence in Belmont Street, Waterloo (pictured) after falling from a roof he was working on
The man was treated on site by paramedics and cut free, before being taken to Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in a stable condition.
Police said the incident is not being treated as suspicious.
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