Busy Greater Manchester road brought to standstill after man climbs onto roof

A man brought a busy Greater Manchester road to a standstill after climbing onto a roof. Emergency services spent around two hours on St Helens Road, in Leigh, while the incident unfolded.

Firefighters were called out to the scene at around 2pm today (June 3). Eyewitnesses also reported seeing police and the ambulance service at the scene.

Officers blocked off part of St Helens Road to traffic while the man was on the roof, with local bus services disrupted. The road later reopened after the man was brought down from the roof, using a ladder from a fire engine.

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A spokesperson for Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service said: “Just after 2pm this afternoon (Saturday, June 3), two fire engines from Hindley and Bolton central fire station along with the Technical Response Unit and Hydraulic Platform from Leigh were called to reports of a man on the roof of a building on St Helens Road, Leigh. Crews arrived quickly at scene.

“Firefighters used a nine-metre ladder to help the man off the roof of the building. Firefighters were in attendance for around two hours.”

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