A CYCLIST from Poland has lost his three-day fight for life after falling under the wheels of a bin lorry in Holcombe Brook.

Mariusz Mazurek, aged 16, suffered head injuries in the accident after a cycling trip to the countryside around Holcombe Hill on Monday.

The teenager was due to fly home to Gdansk today after a two month stay with relatives in Prestwich.

He died last night at North Manchester General Hospital.

The youngster was on a life support machine after the accident in Longsight Road.

He suffered two broken legs, a crushed pelvis and head injuries.