An air ambulance was sent to a car park in Bury on Sunday after a man suffered a "medical emergency".

The helicopter landed on the Foundry Street car park in Bury town centre just after 1pm.

North West Ambulance Service (NWAS) said a man was taken to hospital following the incident.

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No further details about the nature of the medical emergency have been released.

An NWAS spokesperson said: “We responded to a patient who suffered a medical emergency following a 999 call at 1.10pm.

“A man was taken to hospital.”