A MAN who fell through a shop roof is in intensive care following surgery for his serious injuries.

The 38-year-old is being treated in Salford Royal Hospital for breaks to his pelvis, hip, leg and jaw. Last night he was still in an induced coma following an operation to bolt his hip bone, said his family.

The fall victim plunged at least 15ft through the roof of the Mental Health Independent Support Team building, in Hanover Street, Bolton, in the early hours of Sunday.

Police had been called to a report of a man on the roof of The Albion pub in Moor Lane, Bolton.

In a statement police said that as they arrived the man moved on to the roof of the nearby charity shop and unfortunately fell through the roof into the shop below.

Emergency services had to force their way into the charity shop to reach the injured man, who was taken to hospital by ambulance. Two emergency exits were broken.

The charity has said vulnerable people in Bolton will suffer after the incident caused hundreds, possibly thousands, of pounds worth of damage.

The Mental Health Independent Support Team faces increased buildings insurance costs and bills for repair work.

The charity must keep the shop closed for health and safety reasons while repairs are carried out, which will affect sales.

In addition to the roof damage, both emergency exits have been nailed shut to secure the property — but this means the shop must remain shut.

The hole in the roof is above a large back room at the shop which houses hundreds of items for sale.

Those items are now exposed to the weather, which is expected to deteriorate later in the week.

There is very little room into which the stock can be moved or reorganised.

Melvin Bradley, chief executive of Mental Health Independent Support Team, said: “We will have a loss of takings which will of course affect revenue, and unfortunately that will impact on people who use them — people who have mental health problems and live in Bolton.

“We have moved as much of the stock out of the way as possible, but it is proving very difficult.

“When the weather does get worse, whether it is rain or snow, it is all going to be coming in through the hole in the ceiling.”

And Jo Kay, store manager, added: “It was all a bit of a shock when I got in this morning.

“This is not what you need as a shop, it is bad enough if you are a commercial business, but as a charity it is even worse and quite distressing.”

A police spokesman said an investigation has been opened, as is standard when a suspect suffers an injury while police are present.