Painter in coma after 3m fall in Sydney

A painter has been rushed to hospital with a serious head injury after falling three metres while working on a veranda in northwest Sydney.

The 33-year-old man was found unconscious following the fall around 1pm on Monday and was treated by emergency services at the North Rocks home, NSW Careflight said.

The man has been placed in an induced coma to stabilise the injury and was transferred to Westmead Hospital by ambulance.