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A man is in hospital with serious injuries after an incident involving a tree following the weekend's stormy weather .

The region was battered by strong winds and heavy rain brought by Storm Claudia on Friday and Saturday.

On Saturday afternoon (November 15), man in Ashton , Tameside , tried to cut part of a tree away in order to make it safe after it had fallen, Greater Manchester Police (GMP) said.

Whilst he was doing so, a stump fell and knocked him off his ladder, they added.

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A large number of emergency services attended the scene on Wood Lane following the incident just after 3:45pm.

Police, paramedics and fire crews all attended with a cordon being put in place and the road shut off. View 2

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