Woman fights for life after falling 10 metres off a crane in Botany

Woman in critical condition after falling 10 metres from industrial lifting vehicle
The woman, aged around 50, fell on to concrete in Botany after midday
She is believed to have sustained limb fractures and a serious head injury

By Australian Associated Press

Published: 05:50 BST, 19 April 2018 | Updated: 05:57 BST, 19 April 2018

A woman is in a critical condition after falling 10 metres from an industrial lifting vehicle in Sydney.

The woman, aged around 50, fell from the vehicle on to concrete at an industrial site in Botany after midday on Thursday.

She is believed to have sustained limb fractures and a serious head injury, a NSW Ambulance spokesperson said in a statement.

Paramedics and a trauma unit are responding. The woman will be taken to St George Hospital.

More to come.

A woman is in a critical condition after falling 10 metres from an industrial lifting vehicle in Sydney

The woman, aged around 50, fell from the vehicle on to concrete at an industrial site in Botany after midday on Thursday