Shropshire Star

Mobility scooter man rescued from Telford lift

A man using a mobility scooter was trapped in a lift in a leisure centre for an hour and a half.

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Firefighters were called in to help free the man from the lift at the Oakengates Leisure Centre just before 2.30pm yesterday.

A spokesman for Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service said crews from Telford Central and Wellington were able to free the man from the lift.

They used a stretcher from the ambulance service and the disabled man was freed by 4.10pm.

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