Man rescued after arm becomes trapped in refuse lorry in West Sussex
A man was taken to hospital after becoming trapped in the machinery of a refuse lorry, outside the Tesco superstore in Broadbridge Heath.
The emergency services were called to Tesco in Wickhurst Lane, near Horsham, on Monday morning (November 9).
Firefighters attended alongside paramedics.
A West Sussex Fire & Rescue Service spokesperson said: “Three fire crews assisted South East Coast Ambulance Service (SECAmb) with the rescue of a person from refuse lorry machinery at a supermarket in Wickhurst Lane, Broadbridge Heath.
"The casualty has been released from the mechanism and is now in the care of SECAmb."
South East Coast Ambulance Service confirmed the emergency call came in shortly after 10am.
A spokesperson added: “Ambulance crews were joined at the scene by Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (HEMS) and one patient was assessed and treated at the scene for injuries including an arm injury.
"The patient was then taken by road to Royal Sussex County Hospital for further treatment.”
The Air Ambulance Charity Kent Surrey Sussex (KSS) charity said it dispatched a ‘rapid response vehicle’.
The crew worked with paramedics to ‘help treat the patient, involved in an accidental injury’, KSS said. The patient was then transported to hospital by road.