A MAN has been taken to hospital suffering from a head injury after falling from a ladder at the Yorkshire Museum of Farming at Murton, near York.

Yorkshire Ambulance Service said the accident happened at just after 2pm today at the museum’s railway side.

The man fell about 6 feet but became stuck in a roof space, and firefighters were called to assist in getting him safely to the ground, using ladders and a special stretcher. The casualty’s condition is not known.