"Help needed" Neighbours answer Twitter plea to dig out ambulance trapped in snow so patient could receive help inside
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Two men answered a desperate Twitter plea by freeing an ambulance trapped in snow after it was called to help a patient
The neighbours shovelled out a path so a person could receive treatment inside the vehicle following a late callout in one of worst most snow-hit areas in Britain.
Community Twitter page B31 Voices posted a picture of the vehicle, which it said was trapped in Walnut Way , Longbridge at 11.35pm on Monday.
It is not known what incident the ambulance had responded to when it became stuck, the Birmingham Mail reports.
Two neighbours, from Solihull, arrived on the scene with shovels to dig out snow which obstructed the vehicle and allowed the patient to get inside.
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A tweet from the West Midlands Ambulance Service read: "A big thankyou to 2 young lads from Solihull who got out some shovels and cleared a pathway and the road so that we could get their neighbour out to the ambulance more easily.
"The good news is the patient is doing well."
Birmingham was one of the worst hit areas as heavy snow blanketed Britain on Monday.
The city has withstood f the harshest weather in recent memory which saw authorities opt to close all council-run schools on Monday.
The majority of schools will remain shut today with plans to reopen on Wednesday.
However, some have taken the decision to reopen early.
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Announcing the decision to keep children at home on Monday, council spokesman Colin Diamond said: "Due to the recent adverse weather and forecast for freezing conditions overnight, I have instructed all Birmingham City Council-run schools and related school transport services to not operate tomorrow (Monday 11 December).
“This is because conditions will remain very hazardous tomorrow and the safety of our children and young people is of paramount importance.
"Even if pupils walk to school we will not be able to guarantee enough staff on site to look after them.
“I would strongly advise all other schools within Birmingham to do the same.”