A man was taken to hospital after three people were rescued from a river in Bury. 

Fire crews were called to the River Irwell in Radcliffe at 8.10pm yesterday after reports of three people being in difficulty in the water.

All three, two men and a women, were rescued and one man was passed into the care of North West Ambulance Service and taken to hospital.

Crews from Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS) attended for around an hour. 

A GMFRS spokesperson said: "Shortly after 8.10pm yesterday evening (Monday 5 August), two fire engines from Bury and Broughton fire stations, one fire engine and the water incident unit from Heywood fire station, the technical response unit from Ashton fire station and the air support unit were called to reports of three people in the River Irwell.

“Crews arrived quickly and used specialist water rescue equipment including a short extension ladder to help two men and one woman in the water.

"One man was transferred into the care of North West Ambulance Service and taken to hospital. Crews were in attendance for roughly one hour.”