POLICE urged parents to ring their children and call them home after a group of youngsters were spotted on a motorway bridge.

Motorway police said they had been informed by their colleague at Bury police station of youngsters gathering on a bridge, which would have been in breach of covid-19 restrictions.

The incident happened last night.

Posting on Twitter, North West Motorway Police said: "Bury patrols have made us aware of a group of youths on a motorway bridge. They should be at home, are they yours? If so ring them and get them home please."