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| Human chain formed in Pershore to rescue driver from flood trap | Human chain formed in Pershore to rescue driver from flood trap |
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| Police formed a human chain as they tried to free a woman from her car after it was washed down a river when she tried to cross a flooded ford. | Police formed a human chain as they tried to free a woman from her car after it was washed down a river when she tried to cross a flooded ford. |
| Police arrived at Bow Brook, Worcestershire, and smashed the vehicle's windows amid tense scenes, all the time offering reassurance to her as officers themselves hung on. | Police arrived at Bow Brook, Worcestershire, and smashed the vehicle's windows amid tense scenes, all the time offering reassurance to her as officers themselves hung on. |
| She was rescued from a nearly submerged vehicle and taken to hospital after the incident on Tuesday between Pershore and Drakes Broughton. | She was rescued from a nearly submerged vehicle and taken to hospital after the incident on Tuesday between Pershore and Drakes Broughton. |
| West Midlands Ambulance Service said she was assessed for injuries that were not life-threatening. | West Midlands Ambulance Service said she was assessed for injuries that were not life-threatening. |
| Read more about what happened here. |