Teenage scooter rider seriously injured in crash

A teenage scooter rider has suffered life-threatening injuries in a crash in Horbury.

The rider collided with a Seat Mii car at the junction of Northfield Lane and Wakefield Road at about 22:00 BST on Sunday.

West Yorkshire Police said the Piaggio ZIP scooter was being ridden along Northfield Lane towards Wakefield when it collided with the car travelling in the opposite direction.

The rider of the scooter, an adult male aged in his teens, was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries, the force said.

Anyone who witnessed the crash or saw either of the vehicles prior to the collision is asked to contact police.

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