A curious pupil got his hand impaled on the railings at a school gate in central China.

In the video, filmed in Xiangyang City in Hubei Province on December 4, firefighters use a pair of electric shears to try to cut the railing trapped in the boy’s hand.

According to reports, the naughty boy felt curious and climbed onto the railings. However, he slipped accidentally and got his hand impaled on it.

After the boy was sent to hospital, the paramedics successfully removed the railing from his hand.