A TEENAGER has been rushed to hospital after becoming impaled on a railing in Cork early this morning.
It is understood that the young lad was trying to scale a wall near University College Cork when he fell and became impaled on a railing below.
The incident took place shortly after 3am this morning.
Fire and ambulance services both rushed to the scene and the teenager was taken to hospital for treatment.
Cork City Fire Brigade confirmed that it attended the scene at around 3:30am but its assistance was not required.
In a statement this morning, a spokesperson said: “Cork City Fire Brigade attended a call at approx 3:30 this morning to UCC for a rescue general.
“On arrival, the National Ambulance Service had removed the casualty, and the city fire services were not required and returned to station.”
Gardai confirmed that they assisted emergency services at the scene of the incident.
A garda spokesperson said: “Gardai assisted emergency services with a medical emergency that occurred in the early hours of Friday morning 21 February 2025 in Cork city.
“As An Garda Siochana is not the lead agency in this emergency, no further information is available.”
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