Elderly man rescued after car crashes into a skip in Wakefield

Firefighters came to the rescue of an elderly man who became trapped inside a car after it had crashed into a skip in Wakefield this afternoon.

The injured occupant of the vehicle was taken to hospital in an ambulance for treatment after being freed.

Fire crews from Ossett and Dewsbury were called to the scene of the collision on Water Lane, Middlestown, at around 12.15pm.