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| A firefighter on an early morning emergency call was seriously hurt when an appliance accidentally rolled forward and hit him. | A firefighter on an early morning emergency call was seriously hurt when an appliance accidentally rolled forward and hit him. |
| South Wales Fire Service said he hurt his leg and shoulder in the incident at Henllys, Cwmbran, Torfaen. | South Wales Fire Service said he hurt his leg and shoulder in the incident at Henllys, Cwmbran, Torfaen. |
| Ambulance crews and colleagues treated him, before he was taken to the Royal Gwent Hospital in Newport. | Ambulance crews and colleagues treated him, before he was taken to the Royal Gwent Hospital in Newport. |
| An investigation has been carried out by police, the Vehicle and Operator Services Agency and the fire service. | |
| The injured firefighter had been called to help after a car overturned outside the Castell-y-bwch Inn in Henllys at 0345 GMT. | The injured firefighter had been called to help after a car overturned outside the Castell-y-bwch Inn in Henllys at 0345 GMT. |
| Serious nature | Serious nature |
| Five people were reported to be trapped, but when the fire crews from Cwmbran and Malpas arrived they found everyone had been released. | Five people were reported to be trapped, but when the fire crews from Cwmbran and Malpas arrived they found everyone had been released. |
| A fire service spokesperson said as they were carrying out checks to make sure there was no-one else involved, an appliance "accidentally rolled forward but quickly came to rest against an embankment". | A fire service spokesperson said as they were carrying out checks to make sure there was no-one else involved, an appliance "accidentally rolled forward but quickly came to rest against an embankment". |
| "However, in the action of rolling forward the vehicle came into contact with a firefighter who sustained injuries to his leg and shoulder," added the spokesperson. | "However, in the action of rolling forward the vehicle came into contact with a firefighter who sustained injuries to his leg and shoulder," added the spokesperson. |
| "While the injuries sustained are not life-threatening in any way, they are of a serious nature." | "While the injuries sustained are not life-threatening in any way, they are of a serious nature." |
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