Fire crews helped paramedics transport a man to safety after he toppled over on a mobility scooter in Wirral.

Merseyside Fire & Rescue Service was called out to Melloncroft Drive in Caldy at 1.30pm.

The 45-year-old man was trapped underneath a mobility scooter after it had toppled over.

Crews helped paramedics transport the man to an ambulance on a spine board.

The man was taken to Arrowe Park Hospital for a precautionary check.

Two appliances from West Kirby and Heswall fire stations were called out and were there for just under an hour.