A CYCLIST was taken to hospital after falling down a steep muddy embankment in Runcorn.

Police say the man was riding on Astmoor Road when he fell off his bike at around 7.40pm last night, Thursday.

A special rope rescue unit from Lymm came to his aid.

             A Cheshire Police spokesman said: “We were called to reports of a cyclist – a  man – who had fallen off his bike on an embankment.

            “The man was conscious and breathing and has been taken to hospital as a   precaution.”

            A spokesman for Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service said: “Firefighters assisted              other emergency services to rescue a person who had slipped won a steep                  muddy embankment.

“Our specialist rope rescue unit from Lymm attended to help get the person out.”