Firefighters rescue man in Dewsbury after vehicle collapses on him

A man has been rescued by firefighters in Dewsbury after he became trapped under a vehicle.

West Yorkshire Fire were called to Edge Avenue in Thornhill at about 8pm on Monday.

A vehicle had collapsed onto a man while he was working on it and he had become trapped underneath.

Two crews from Dewsbury rescued the man using hydraulic high pressure air mats.

He was taken to hospital.

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