Moped driver taken to hospital after collision

A man has been taken to hospital after colliding with a van while driving a scooter today (Friday).

Huddersfield Road in Heckmondwike was closed off at around 8.39am after the crash with a black Ford Transit driver at the junction with Bradford Road near the Swan traffic lights.

The moped rider was taken to Leeds General Infirmary, but there is no news on his condition.

The road was reopened at about 9.30am.