A MAN was 'talked down' from the roof of a Blackburn primary school early this morning after running from a car stopped by police.

He was of a group who fled the vehicle at 3.51am when officers stopped the car on Branch Road.

The man then ran to the roof of Longshaw Community Junior and Infant School on nearby Park Lee Road.

Police called the fire brigade and ambulance service to assist.

Officers successfully persuaded the man to come down to the ground peacefully and unhurt.

He was arrested and inquiries are continuing, said a police spokesman.