A BOY has been taken to hospital after falling from a bike this afternoon (Monday).

North West Ambulance attended Hard Lane on Monday, shortly before 3.30pm.

A teenage boy was taken to hospital after he suffered a "head injury", an ambulance spokesman said.

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The North West Ambulance spokesman said: "We were called to report that a child had fallen from their bicycle at 3.27pm.

"We’ve taken a teenage boy to hospital with a head injury."