Boy 'critical' after 50ft fall at school

A 12-YEAR-OLD boy was critically ill in hospital last night after he plunged three storeys down a stairwell at his school.

It is understood the youngster was playing on a bannister at Lornshill Academy in Alloa, Clackmannanshire, before the incident.

Last night, the boy was said to be in a coma in hospital following the 50ft fall.

A Central Scotland Police spokeswoman said he had been transferred to the Royal Hospital for Sick Children in Edinburgh.

She added: "His condition there is said to be critical. Inquiries are ongoing, but it is currently being treated as an accident."

Fellow pupils posted messages of support for the boy on Facebook last night.

Sam Ovens, leader of Clackmannanshire Council, said: "The school is offering support to anyone affected."

Lornshill Academy's new building opened in August 2009. It is described as being designed to provide "an innovative forward vision for the school".