A teenager sustained substantial head injuries from a serious downhill fall in a skateboarding accident at Kariong on Sunday morning, February 2.
The skateboarder was not wearing a helmet, prompting an important reminder from police that the value of a helmet should not be underestimated.
“It is a further example that if this young man had been wearing a helmet he may not have sustained such a serious head injury in this case,” a police spokesperson said.
Emergency services rushed to Langford Dr just after 8am on Sunday where an 18-year-old male was found unconscious on the roadway, near Dibden Ave.
NSW Ambulance paramedics stabilised the young man and treated his lacerations before the CareFlight helicopter arrived to transport him, in a serious but stable condition, to Royal North Shore Hospital.
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