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Passers-by pull pensioner from beneath lorry in Wolverhampton crash

A man in his eighties was pulled from beneath a lorry by members of the public after a crash in Wolverhampton.

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Luckily the pensioner only suffered minor cuts to his head.

The crash happened in Cannock Road, Wednesfield, shortly after 3.35pm this afternoon.

Chris Kowalik, a West Midlands Ambulance Service spokesman, said: "The man had gone right under the vehicle and was pulled out by passers-by.

"Assessments at the scene found he had just minor injuries to his head and, as a precaution, he was taken to New Cross Hospital."

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