Air ambulance lands on Wigan borough car park to help man 'with leg injuries consistent with a car accident'
The air ambulance was scrambled to Leigh town centre after a man was found with leg injuries.
Emergency services rushed to Henry Street on Thursday morning, with the air ambulance landing on the car park at Tesco Extra, off Spinning Jenny Way.
But the helicopter was not needed, with the injured man taken to hospital by road.
An ambulance service spokesman said: “We were responding to a medical incident on Henry Street following a call from police at 8.14am. A man was taken to hospital for treatment, by road.”
A post on Wigan and Leigh police’s Facebook page said: “The air ambulance has landed on Tesco car park on The Loom Retail Park in Leigh dealing with an incident nearby.
"Please be mindful of increased traffic in the area.”
While they did not reveal what had happened, Leigh and Atherton MP Jo Platt has shared further information on social media.
She said: “Just to provide you with an update after communicating with GMP.
“This morning a male was found with leg injuries consistent with a car accident. Due to the nature of injuries the medical team were deployed on the air ambulance which had to land on Tesco car park.
“There are no concerns to the wider community.”