A MAN suffered a hip injury after falling from scaffolding in Kingsteignton yesterday.

The casualty was taken by ambulance to Torbay Hospital for treatment after tumbling an estimated 6ft at a property in Hestow Road.

Paramedics were called to the address just before 3pm.

Last week, a 51-year-old man was taken to the same hospital after falling 20ft from scaffolding at a property at The Green in Shaldon.

He suffered head injuries.