Police appeal for witnesses as teen scooter rider left with life-threatening injuries after Wakefield crash

At 10pm on Sunday (Aug 25), at the junction of Northfield Lane and Wakefield Road in Horbury there was a crash involving a Piaggio ZIP motor scooter and a Seat Mii car.

Police believe the scooter was travelling along Northfield Lane in the direction of Wakefield from Ossett and the car was travelling on Northfield Lane from the direction of Wakefield when the collision happened.

The scooter rider, a man in his late teens, was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries.

West Yorkshire Police released a statement appealing for witnesses or anyone with dashcam or video footage to come forward.

They said: “Anyone who may have seen the collision or the circumstances leading up to it, or anyone with video footage, is asked to contact West Yorkshire Police’s Roads Policing Unit by calling 101 or go online at https://www.westyorkshire.police.uk/LiveChat quoting reference 1705 of 25/8.”