FIRE crews were called to free a woman trapped in a lift at an elderly car home in Sonning.

Firefighters from Wokingham Road and Whitley Wood were called to Sunrise Senior Living at around 3pm.

Watch manager John Irvine of Wokingham Road fire station said: "We were called to an old people's home on Old Bath Road at around 3pm.

"We were there for about 20 minutes and freed a female from the lift."

He said the crews lowered the lift to the ground floor before opening the doors to free her.