Officers from West Mercia Police were among those stuck in the quagmire in The Gambia.
Ffion Robinson was part of a group of volunteers taking unwanted fire engines more than 3,000 miles to The Gambia
“The pictures look a bit like a Top Gear road trip,” said Nuala Robinson, from Upton upon Severn, whose daughter Ffion Robinson is one of the volunteers. In total, 25 unwanted emergency vehicles were being taken to The Gambia, with a team of 65 volunteers driving them across Europe and Africa.
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