A builder was taken to hospital after being blown from a roof.

The man was working on a house in Turner Road, Colchester, when he fell down to the next level.

Paramedics found the victim complaining of head and neck pain.

A crew from Colchester fire station helped them stretcher the patient to ground level.

He was taken to Colchester General Hospital for treatment after the fall, reported at about noon yesterday.

Published Thursday, February 10, 2005

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