BREAKING: Man dies after being electrocuted by pylon in south Manchester

A man has died after being electrocuted by a pylon in south Manchester. A huge emergency services response was sparked after the incident next to the M60 slip road, near to Princess Parkway, just after 5.30pm last night (Wednesday).

Police said they received a report of a 'person electrocuted by a pylon'. In an update issued this morning, the force said a man was tragically pronounced dead at the scene. His death is not being treated as suspicious and a file will be passed to the coroner.

Onlookers told the Manchester Evening News that they heard a 'loud bang' and saw a 'huge explosion' from the top of the pylon yesterday. One witness, who saw the incident when driving along the M60 slip road, rushed down to help the victim, who he said had fallen into the woods below.

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He said: "I was driving along the slip road and all of a sudden in front of me, I saw this huge explosion and heard this incredibly loud bang. It was so loud and you could almost feel it."

He added: "I immediately pulled over along with some other cars in front and called the police. I was erratic and trying to explain where we were. I just needed to go and check if he was okay, so I jumped over the barrier and ran down the slope into the woods and told the other people who had stopped to keep calling the emergency services."

The eyewitness said he tried to help before emergency services arrived at the scene. Sadly, the man was pronounced dead.

A large cordon was erected around the wooded area at the foot of the pylon as forensic officers carried out investigations at the scene. A line of police vehicles was pictured along the southbound carriageway as the road was closed off.

Nati