A MAN suffered multiple injuries after falling from the roof of Airedale General Hospital.
Police were called to the site, in Skipton Road, Steeton, shortly after 1pm today after reports someone was on the building.
Officers tried to talk the man – who is in his 20s – down, but he plummeted to the ground.
He was undergoing treatment for his injuries as the Telegraph & Argus went to press.
It is not known if the man was a patient at the hospital.
The scene was sealed off during the incident and Keighley Bus Company tweeted that its services were diverting away from the site.
Police said inquiries were ongoing.
Airedale NHS Foundation Trust declined to comment.
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