Two teenagers "seriously injured" in Blackley after getting trapped under fallen tree

They've been taken to hospital where their injuries are described as "not life-threatening."

Fire engine
Author: Amy ScarisbrickPublished 1st Mar 2018
Last updated 1st Mar 2018

Two teenage boys have been taken to hospital after becoming trapped under a fallen tree.

Two fire engines from Littleborough and Blackley, and a rescue unit from Ashton, were called to Erskine Road at 2.11pm.

Firefighters used a chainsaw and cutting gear to release the men. They suffered serious but not life-threatening injuries.