Cat trapped in lorry's engine

Firefighters carried out an unusual rescue when they freed a cat from a lorry's engine.

We were called by the RSPCA to Spring Gardens Road, Wakes Colne today at 9.48am after a cat was found trapped in a vehicle.

One crew from Colchester attended and freed the cat by 10.34am.

Crew Manager Noel Bush said: “The lorry driver heard a cat meowing and found it inside the bonnet.

"He had been parked overnight in Wormingford and it must have climbed up and got trapped in the windscreen wiper mechanism.

“We managed to use our tools to unbolt a few bits and free it. We left in the care of the RSPCA who believe it is a feral cat.”