Two-year-old girl gets head stuck in fun ride in Telford

The two-year-old decided to explore the ride, given to her as a treat during a trip to a garden centre, and ended up with her head stuck fast.

Staff at Wyevale Garden Centre in Donnington called 999 and a fire crew freed Isabelle within minutes after she bravely sat still wearing safety goggles and a helmet.

And as a reward for staying calm she was cheered up by a ride on a real fire engine.

Speaking of the rescue mission, mother Charlotte said: "We went with friends to the play barn at Wyevale Garden Centre and Isabelle went on the tractor with her friend Vinnie.

"The next thing I know she was crying and I ran over and discovered she had got her head caught between the bars that run down the side.

"She was completely lodged and there was no way of getting her out.

"We had a look at the mechanics and it was one solid piece – there was no way of unscrewing it.

"We had to call the fire brigade.

"Isabelle was a bit panicked until I ran over but as soon as I was with her she was really calm and brave and just rested her head on a pillow.

"The fire brigade came and broke the bars and got her out really quickly."

Charlotte, who works at Sundorne Secondary School in Shrewsbury, added: "The firefighters were really good with her and so were all the staff at Wyevale. She got to go on the fire engine so she was happy in the end and loved the attention."

Tim Hughes crew manager at Telford Central Fire Station said: "An appliance was mobilised just after 11am to reports of a child with their head stuck in a toy tractor.

"On arrival we found a two-year-old girl trapped by her head through the bars in the side of an electric toy tractor.

"We used small gear and hydraulic cutting and spreading tools to bend the piece of equipment and safely rescue the child."

He added: "We thought it would be nice to give the incident a happy ending for her so we invited Isabelle to come on the truck and relax a bit to make it a positive experience for her.

"All the fire crew enjoyed meeting her. She was very brave as normally children can be quite distressed but she sat there and let us do what we needed to do.

"She put the safety goggles and helmet on and sat calmly while we rescued her."

Rob Macmaster duty manager at Wyevale Garden Centre said: "It was brought to my attention that a little girl had somehow put her head outside the tractor and got it stuck so I called the fire brigade straight away.

"They came and freed her within a matter of minutes and everything was fine," he continued.

"We got her out with no injuries and we gave her some sweets so she was quite happy."