Police appeal: Teenage motorcyclist suffers life-threatening injuries in Batley crash

A teenage motorcyclist has suffered life-threatening injuries after a crash in Batley.

Police are appealing for witnesses to the collision, which happened shortly before 6.05pm on Monday, September 21, at the junction of Ealand Road and Ruby Street.

A teenage motorcyclist has suffered life-threatening injuries after a crash in Batley.placeholder image
A teenage motorcyclist has suffered life-threatening injuries after a crash in Batley.

A Ford S-Max car and Lexmoto Cypher electric motorcycle were both travelling on Ealand Road away from Carlinghow Lane when the collision took place.

The rider of the motorbike, a teenage boy, suffered a serious head injury and was taken to hospital for treatment.

Anyone who may have seen the collision or the circumstances leading up to it, or who may have video footage, is asked to contact West Yorkshire Police by calling 101 or go online at https://www.westyorkshire.police.uk/LiveChat quoting reference 1326 of 20/9.

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