Teenager working on Kidman film impaled on spike

A teenager working on Nicole Kidman's new film has been impaled by a metal spike after falling from a height of two metres.

Paul Cojocaru was cleaning a tent on the set when he fell, according to Romanian daily Evenimentul Zilei.

Cold Mountain is currently being filmed in Romania.

The 17-year-old was taken to Floreasca Emergency Hospital in Bucharest, where surgeons operated to remove the spike.

He is said to be out of danger but will be in hospital for a long time.

An investigation is now being made into the how the accident occurred.

This is the second serious incident to have occurred during the filming of Cold Mountain, which also stars Jude Law, Renee Zellwegger and Donald Sutherland.

Three weeks ago a young boy trying to get a place as an extra in the film was crushed by a crowd of people, suffering multiple fractures to the head and shoulder.