A team of West Mercia Police officers have overcome rainstorm-ruined roads and paperwork hold-ups to complete an intrepid adventure to deliver vital emergency vehicles to The Gambia.
Inspector Dan Poucher, Police Sergeants Rob ‘Swoosh’ Seewoosaha and Kayley Perkins, together with Police Constables Chris Fowler and Danny Evans, were among those who drove disused emergency vehicles on the 3,000-mile journey.
They joined a group of 65 volunteers in a convoy of 20 fire engines and ambulances travelling across Spain and Gibraltar, then via ferry to Morocco, before driving through Western Sahara, Mauritania, Senegal and finally The Gambia.to deliver the vital, unused and reconditioned vehicles to the African country and were now due to fly back today, Tuesday, October 1.
“We encountered problem after problem but with sheer perseverance and fortitude we were able to overcome all obstacles.
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