Fontana police rescue stranded man in wheelchair

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Thursday, September 3, 2015
Fontana police are seen helping a man stranded in wheelchair on Sept. 2, 2015.
Fontana police are seen helping a man stranded in wheelchair on Sept. 2, 2015.
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FONTANA, Calif. (KABC) -- A photo captured Fontana police going out of their way to help a man in a wheelchair left stranded on the side of a busy industrial road.

According to police, the man's chair stopped working on a sidewalk along Sierra Avenue. Officers stepped in to help and brought him a new wheelchair.

A bystander took a snapshot of the rescue, and the photo was posted on the department's Facebook page Tuesday.

No other information was immediately available.