UPDATE: Teenage girl fighting for her life after Commonside crash – three others injured
Lameeyaa Mellali, 16, from Batley, was taken to Leeds General Infirmary following Monday night’s crash in Commonside, Hanging Heaton.
Pudsey woman Amanda Soar, 28, is serious but stable in hospital.
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Hide AdTwo men, Joe Wallis and Matthew Willis, 28, who were also in the Seat Ibiza escaped with minor injuries after the car hit a wall and a parked Ford Ka at the junction with Peter Hill at about 7.50pm before flipping onto its roof.
The Yorkshire Air Ambulance helicopter was seen flying above and landed on fields behind Commonside.
Four ambulances, two fire engines and police vehicles rushed to the scene.
Neighbours described hearing loud banging and scraping sounds and seeing smoke fill the road.
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Hide AdThey said people rushed out to the car to try and help the injured.
Luke Holmes, of Peter Hill, said he ran over and tried to comfort the injured. He said: “It is all a blur – it happened so fast.
“It sounded like a trailer full of metal had gone over. It’s nothing I want to see again.”
The Ford Ka owner, Michael Eady, of Commonside, said he heard a bang and looked out to see his crumpled car.
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Hide AdHe said: “Lots of people went out and were trying to help.” Shona Paterson, of Commonside, said: “The road was full of smoke. I thought a skip had fallen off a wagon. Then I noticed a Ford Ka in the road and another on its roof. ”
Lee Ashton, of Commonside, said: “As soon as we heard the bang we could see the car sliding down the road.
“There were about four or five people on the phone to the emergency services.”
Fire watch commander Watch commander John Jackson said: “The car was upside down and had shunted the stationary vehicle around 20m or 30m forward.”
Any witnesses to the incident or the way the Ibiza was being driven immediately before the incident are asked to contact police on 101.