Man gets stuck on traffic billboard

The Riyadh Civil Defence is no stranger to rescuing people in precarious positions, but a request to pluck a man from a traffic billboard may be a first.

The firefighters rushed to the scene on Tuesday, where a trapped man was throwing things to get the attention of passersby because he was stuck. The firefighters used a ladder on one of its trucks as a makeshift crane to rescue the man.

Saudi firefighters have rescued people and animals from trees, bridges and rooftops. It was not immediately known why the man scaled the structure. A social media user suggested he may have been checking his route.