Moment tradie plunges from roof during brawl with co-workers
Shocking images of a man falling off a roof after an alleged assault have emerged after he is rushed to hospital.
A tradie has been rushed to hospital after an alleged brawl on the construction site of an eastern suburbs home led to him falling from a roof.
Police and paramedics were called to the site on Old South Head Road in Bellevue Hill in Sydney’s eastern suburbs at around midday on Wednesday.
Footage of the incident shows an alleged altercation between three men before one of them slips off the edge of the pitched roof, falling metres to the ground.
NSW Ambulance paramedics treated the 44-year-old man for injuries to his torso
He was then rushed to St Vincents hospital in a stable condition.
Two men, aged 41 and 45, have been arrested and are assisting officers with their inquiries, NSW Police say.
The injured man was then seen being wheeled away from the scene by paramedics on a stretcher.
He was seen wearing a neck brace as a precaution against spinal damage.
Officers attached to Eastern Suburbs Police Area Command have established a crime scene and commenced inquiries into the alleged assault.
As investigations continue, police will be working with investigators from SafeWork NSW.