AN RMIT student is in a serious condition after she was impaled on a fence in North Melbourne this morning.

The incident occurred at 4.55am after the woman, believed to be in her late teens, overbalanced on a balcony and fell three stories onto a wrought iron fence on Flemington Road.

It’s believed the top of the fence beam snapped off and became lodged in her abdomen, causing serious injury.

Paramedics treated the woman at the scene and she was transported to the Royal Melbourne Hospital where she remain in a serious but stable condition.

RMIT Vice-Chancellor Martin Bean confirmed the woman was a student living at RMIT Village.

“As a father of young daughters myself, I feel deeply for the student and her family and wish her a full and speedy recovery,” he said.

“RMIT staff contacted the student’s family as soon as we were aware of the incident and we are offering them our full support.

“Counselling has been offered to other students living in the Village, and to other students and staff.”