Teen Fights for Life After Construction Accident

0:00On April 17, a 17-year-old is battling for his life after a massive concrete pipe fell on him at a construction site in County Durham. It happened just before 1 p.m. on Thursday, April 16, during groundwork at Bellway Sniperly Park Development near Durham City. The teen suffered severe head and neck injuries on the job run by principal contractor Esch Group. Emergency crews swarmed the scene fast, Northeast ambulance service, and multiple teams, including specialists, and the great North Air ambulance rolled up by road. They stabilized him right there before airlifting. No, road transporting him to the Royal Victoria Infirmary in Newcastle, where he's still in serious. Companies involved their heartbroken and cooperating fully. Bellway and Esch Group both said their thoughts go out to the young worker, his family, and colleagues calling it a tragic event for subcontractors. Employee. Now, Durham Police and the Health and Safety Executive have jumped in with a joint probe to figure out exactly what went wrong on that site.

1:01We'll keep watching this one closely as details emerge, hoping for the best for that kid and real answers soon.