A teenager is fighting for his life after being crushed by a concrete pipe at a newbuild estate.
The 17-year-old suffered head and neck injuries when the heavy item toppled onto him while he was working at a building site in County Durham.
Emergency services rushed to Bellway’s Sniperley Park DH1 homes development, where groundworks were being carried out by principal contractor Esh Group, just before 1pm on Thursday.
The teen was given first aid at the scene before being taken to
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