Tent in place and police seal off town centre street as man rushed to hospital with head injury

Police have cordoned off a Greater Manchester town centre road this afternoon after a man was rushed to hospital with a head injury.

Officers were called to reports of the concern for the welfare of a man in his 50s on Waterloo Road, Stalybridge at around 5am on Sunday (September 24).

The man was rushed to hospital but is believed to be in a stable condition. The cause of the injury is currently unclear and officers remained on the scene for a number of hours as investigations were carried out.

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An evidence tent was also in place beside a police car on Sunday afternoon with a number of officers continuing to remain at the scene after the cordon had been removed.

A Greater Manchester Police spokesperson said: "GMP responded to reports of the concern for the welfare of a man on Waterloo Road, Stalybridge at around 5am on Sunday 24 September 2023.

"Officers attended the scene and found a man in his 50s who was taken to hospital for treatment to a head injury. He remains in a stable condition with the injuries sustained thankfully not believed to be life threatening."

Anyone with information that may help with enquiries are asked to call 101 quoting incident log number 674 of 24/09/2023.