At 10:01am on Wednesday, 11 November, we received reports of an incident on Don Close in Reading.

Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service crews from Caversham Road and Whitley Wood fire stations were sent to the scene, alongside two Officers.

Upon arrival, crews found a person trapped under an overturned mini excavator. Crews used hydraulic spreaders to release the person from the machinery, before giving them immediate emergency care and placing them in the care of South Central Ambulance Service and Helicopter Emergency Medical Service (HEMS).

Crews were on scene for approximately one hour and 17 minutes.