A cyclist was rushed to hospital after falling from a bridge and plummeting into a river on Sunday afternoon (June 11).
Fire crews attended the scene off Ashworth Road in Heywood at around midday to reports that a man, who had been riding a bike, had fallen from a bridge and landed in the water below.
Paramedics from the North West Ambulance Service requested assistance from the fire service as the man had become 'inaccessible'.
