A doctor had to be rescued by firefighters when he became trapped in the toilet of a blood transfusion van.

The doctor had been working with blood donors yesterday evening when it happened.

The van was parked by the Frog's Hole Farm pub in Maidenbower, Crawley.

Volunteers and staff spent ten minutes trying to force the lock of the door but in the end they had to call the fire brigade.

A brigade spokesman said: "It was a bit cramped to get into the van and look at the toilet door but we could see that the lock was jammed and we were going to have to break the lock to get in.

"The doctor was fine but a bit embarrassed. We're used to freeing people who are trapped but this one was a bit different."