A mountain biker has died on the moors above Holmfirth.

The biker collapsed while taking part in a charity ride from Old Trafford to Bramall Lane football stadiums just before 1pm yesterday.

He was with a group of friends when the tragedy happened at Salter’s Brook near Dunford Bridge on the Woodhead Pass.

The group was cycling the trans-Pennine trail.

Huddersfield-based Woodhead Mountain Rescue Team were called out to help.

The middle-aged man has not been named.