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Man taken to hospital after Oswestry wall incident

A fire crew scrambled to help the ambulance service deal with a person who had fallen off a wall in Oswestry in the early hours of this morning .

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Oswestry Fire Station. Picture: Shropshire Fire & Rescue Service

A crew from the fire station in the town was sent to Mount Road at 3.53am.

A spokesman for West Midlands Ambulance Service said: "We were called just before 2.30am to a medical incident at Brogyntyn Park in Oswestry.

"An ambulance and paramedic officer were sent to the scene where, on arrival, crews found a man with potentially serious injuries.

"He was treated by ambulance staff at the scene before being conveyed to Royal Shrewsbury Hospital for further treatment.

A spokesman for Shropshire Fire & Rescue Service said: "Crews assisted ambulance with access to patient who had fallen from wall, crews used one halligan bar and a sledge hammer."

The fire service declared its part in the incident was over at 4.33am.