Boy, 13, arrested after 16-year-old dies in motorbike crash
A 13-year-old boy has been arrested following a motorbike crash that left a teenager dead.
West Yorkshire Police were called to Eastbourne Terrace on Monday following reports of an incident in a ginnel to the rear of the road at around 5pm.
Reports made to the police said a teenager had fallen from a motorbike.
A 16-year-old boy was found at the scene, and was given emergency medical treatment by police and paramedics, but died a short time later.
Police found a 13-year-old boy, who they believed was on the motorbike at the time of the incident, nearby.
He was arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving.
The force said its officers had prior contact with the motorcycle before the crash, so it has made a mandatory referral to the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC).
Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact police on 101, quoting incident number 1352 of July 13.