Scarborough road cordoned off after person falls under bus as police, fire service and ambulances called to help

Crew from Scarborough Fire Station were called to the aid of a person who became stuck after falling partially under a bus in Scarborough.

Firefighters responded to the incident on Westborough, Scarborough at 12.04pm on Saturday (August 19), after being called by police.

Police, fire and ambulance crews responded to the incident (Image Supplied)placeholder image
Police, fire and ambulance crews responded to the incident (Image Supplied)

The elderly casualty had collapsed and fallen partially under a stationary bus, becoming stuck between the tyre and a high kerb.

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Fire crew provided first aid to the casualty, including oxygen therapy, then assisted paramedics on their arrival by providing crew power to lift casualty onto a stretcher and into a road Ambulance for transport to hospital.

Later in the day at 5.03pm on Scarborough Road, Rillington, crew from Malton assisted Police with scene safety following a two vehicle road traffic collision.

No persons were trapped and crews cleaned up the fuel spillage on road and administered oxygen to one of the people involved.

Casualties were left in the hands of the paramedics when they arrived.

At 5.16pm, also on Saturday in Cayton, Scarborough and Sherburn crews attended a crop sprayer on fire in a barn.

The barn was not involved in the fire and crews extinguished the crop sprayer using a hose reel.

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