SOMEONE rang the 999 emergency line...because they had diarrhoea and could not find the nearest toilet.

West Yorkshire Police's Contact Management Centre shared details of the call to highlight the importance of using 999 for emergency calls only.

The team often tweets some of the more unusual phone calls they receive from the general public.

The force receives 120 inappropriate calls each day, adding one is too many, as part of its #Not999 campaign.

And this one was no exception.

 

The team said: "It's #not999 if you have diarrhoea and don't know where the nearest toilet is. I'm afraid you have to find that yourself (and I really hope that you did).

Fortunately, no "real" 999 calls were missed because of you but it's #nojoke.”

Previous calls to the contact centre have included someone called 999 to ask them to book some driving lessons for them.

Another called to say their knickers had been stolen from their washing line.

Other examples included a call from someone asking if their bank was open and a dispute over paying a window cleaner.