Breaking News !! Man rescued after falling down banking in Queensbury

Fire crews along with the Ambulance and Police services, and support from the Calder Valley Search and Rescue teams were involved in rescuing a man from a steep banking where he had fallen. The call was received just before 12.00pm today. Initial reports stated that the casualty had fallen into water, and a full water rescue attendance was made. 

Attending crews found the male down a steep banking but he had not entered the water. The scene of the incident at Shibden Head Lane, Queensbury was blocked by several emergency vehicles as the rescue unfolded.

The Technical Rescue team from Cleckheaton used level 2 line rescue techniques assisted by the CVSRT to bring the casualty to the top of the banking. Ambulance units dealt with the casualties welfare throughout the whole incident. The Calder Valley Search and Rescue team then transported the casualty from the top of the banking on a sledge into the awaiting Yorkshire Air Ambulance.

The condition of the casualty is unknown at present but he is reported to have been taken to LGI. Appliances attended the Incident from Halifax, Brighouse, Illingworth, Leeds and Cleckheaton along with the Technical Rescue crews.

West Yorkshire Ambulance Service had a rapid response vehicle at the scene, as well as a road ambulance, hazardous area response team and a doctor with the air ambulance crew.

Update !! Woman dies after M606 collision.

Police said this morning that a driver of one of the cars was pronounced dead at the scene of  yesterdays Road Traffic Collision on the M606. Two Heavy Goods Vehicles, a Renault Laguna and a Ford Fiesta were involved. 

Both carriageways were shut by police for more than two hours to allow the Yorkshire Air Ambulance to land and take off with the seriously injured casualty from the other car. None of the people have been named at this stage.

The Major Collision Enquiry Team would like to speak to anyone who witnessed the incident, which happened just before junction three on the M606 northbound at around 2pm.
Detective Sergeant Carole Greaves said: "We are continuing enquiries into this incident yesterday evening and are appealing for anyone who witnessed what took place to contact us by using the 101 Police contact number".

Motorcyclist Airlifted to Hospital after Taxi Collision

Police have confirmed that a female pillion passenger suffered a broken leg after her bike collided with a private hire taxi in Huddersfield at around noon today. The A62 main Leeds Road was closed for about 2 hours whilst paramedics and police dealt with the incident.

Police Cordon around the Scene

The Air ambulance attended landing close to the scene outside the Syngenta works former ICI plant. Paramedics dealt carefully with the casualty stabilising her before transporting to Leeds General Infirmary

Paramedics tend to the Cycle pillion passenger.

Casualty transferred to Air Ambulance ready to go off to LGI

Police are investigating the incident and would ask anyone who may have witnessed the collision to contact them by using telephone number 101.

Driver rescued from overturned car in Pontefract Crash

Fire crews at the scene from Pontefract, Castleford and Cleckheaton TRU

Fire crews along with Paramedics and Police were called at around 9am to the scene on Park Road Pontefract by the M62. A BMW car had left the roadway and landed down an embankment. Fire crews needed to use winches to secure the vehicle. The incident took around 2 hours to complete with the casualty being taken to hospital by road ambulance.

Yorkshire Air Ambulance leaving the scene available after not being required for casualty transport

The incident required a full road closure whilst the incident was dealt with. The male driver was reported to have serious but not life threatening injuries.
The Road remained closed for several hours whilst police investigated the cause of the collision. Anyone who witnessed the collision or the vehicle in the moments prior to the collision are asked to call the major collision investigation team on 101