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Boy, 8, is impaled on railings Boy, 8, is impaled on railings
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An eight-year-old boy is being treated in hospital after he became impaled on railings in Rhondda, south Wales.An eight-year-old boy is being treated in hospital after he became impaled on railings in Rhondda, south Wales.
The South Wales Fire and Rescue Service were called to Treherbert to cut the boy free using hydraulic equipment.The South Wales Fire and Rescue Service were called to Treherbert to cut the boy free using hydraulic equipment.
It is not known how the boy came to be impaled but it happened in Miskin Street just before 1900 BST on Monday.It is not known how the boy came to be impaled but it happened in Miskin Street just before 1900 BST on Monday.
The ambulance service said he was taken to the casualty department at the Royal Glamorgan Hospital in Llantrisant with the spike in situ. The metal spike was still inside the boy's leg when he was taken to hospital. His injuries are not thought to be life threatening.
A metal spike in a garden had gone through the boy's leg, between the tibia and fibula, the ambulance service said. His injuries are not believed to be life-threatening. The ambulance service said he was taken to the casualty department at the Royal Glamorgan Hospital in Llantrisant.
A metal spike in a garden had gone through the boy's leg, between the tibia and fibula.