EMERGENCY services teams have come together to give a unique insight into the work behind dealing with a collision.

West Yorkshire Police, West Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service and Yorkshire Air Ambulance have teamed up for Road Safety Week to create a video explainer.

It features PC Wayne Mason, firefighter John Arey and chief pilot Steve Waudby.

They discuss their role at the scene of a crash and why they would be require a road to be closed.

They also talk about what the public can do to support their work and to help minimise the distress for casualties and their family members.

This includes being mindful of what you post on social media about such incidents.

The idea for the video came from a firefighter who was distressed after seeing members of the public filming the scene of a fatal road traffic collision he attended.

Firefighter John Arey said: "We want to remind the public that we're there to help make everyone as safe as possible, which then can allow police to get the roads open and moving again.

"To do this we need their help, so please think about your behaviour if you do encounter an accident on West Yorkshire's roads.

"Be patient and understand that we're just trying to do our job - and the road will reopen as soon as it is safe and legal to do so.

"I have been really saddened by a small minority of people at the scene of accidents, who have driven past filming and videoing on their phones.

"As well as being dangerous, and creating the risk of causing another accident it's also really disrespectful.

"Imagine if it was your loved one lying injured or killed and people were trying to film them – it's awful".