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Teenager is hurt in bridge plunge

A 16-year-old suffered serious burns when he hit power cables after falling 30ft from a Midland railway footbridge.

Published Jul 11, 2009

A 16-year-old suffered serious burns when he hit power cables after falling 30ft from a Midland railway footbridge.

It happened at the bridge over the main West Coast line at Granville Terrace, in Stone, at 8.30pm yesterday.

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