Pensioner rushed to hospital after falling through floor in Barnsley

Emergency services were called at 11.34am following reports that an 80-year-old man had fallen through the floor at Coral betting shop on Barnsley Road.

A spokesperson for South Yorkshire Police said: "Early indications suggest that the floor had been weakened by a previous water leak.

"The man was removed from the floor by officers from the fire service and was taken to hospital for checks."

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