A BOY rang the 999 emergency line...because he lost his shoe while playing football.

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.

In its latest example, the team said: "999 call made as young lad says he has lost his shoe whilst playing football..... #Not999.”

 

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

Others included a man who reported his oven was broken and it needed to be fixed.

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