Person hospitalised after fall from building at Cleckheaton

By Daryl Ames Reporter

Emergency services were called to Church Street, Cleckheaton, to reports a person had fallen from a building. (Image: UGC)

A PERSON was taken to hospital after falling from a building on Christmas Day.

Emergency services were scrambled to the scene on Church Street, Cleckheaton, just after midday on Monday.

A police cordon was also in place, with a number of officers and police vehicles in attendance to reports that a person had fallen from a building.

Yorkshire Ambulance Service (YAS) also rushed to the scene as the individual had to be taken to hospital.

A spokesperson for the Yorkshire Ambulance Service said: "We can confirm that somebody had fallen from a building on Church Street, Cleckheaton.

"We received a call at 12.15pm on Christmas Day. One patient was conveyed to hospital."

The Telegraph and Argus has contacted West Yorkshire Police for a comment.

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