An 18-year-old who got trapped under a public bus in Berlin’s western Spandau district on Monday was freed after 40 people helped lift the vehicle.

The teenager ran to the bus on Monday afternoon and fell down for reasons that are as of yet unclear, the police said on Tuesday.

According to the police, the boy got caught under a tyre of the rear axle of the articulated bus, which had just set off.

Police said the bus driver stopped immediately and initiated a rescue attempt.

With the help of the 40 people, the right side of the bus was lifted.

After the injured man was freed, surgeons and operating theatre nurses of a nearby medical centre provided first aid.

Police said the young man suffered various skin abrasions and hematomas as well as an injury to his right arm.