Workers help free ambulance stuck on railway crossing

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Workers help free ambulance stuck on railway crossing

« on: October 28, 2025, 11:50:45 »

Watch: Workers help free ambulance stuck on railway crossing
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/cddr30n9d7yo

This is the moment maintenance workers had to push an ambulance over a railway crossing after it got stuck while responding to an emergency in Suffolk.

The East of England Ambulance Service vehicle became stranded on the Melton level crossing, which is currently closed to drivers while works are carried out, on Sunday.


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