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.

Serious Road Accident at Whitehall Road, Wyke

Three fire crews, police and ambulance paramedics attended the scene this morning (27/07) at Westfield Lane with it's junction of Whitehall Road. A heavy goods vehicle and 2 cars were involved in the collision. Fire crews had to release occupants of one of the vehicles by removing the roof from the car. This occupant a female was described to be in a bad way. Air ambulances took her to hospital.

The road was closed for the air ambulance to land and for police to carry out investigation work.
Paramedics and fire crews from Odsal, Brighouse and Cleckheaton attended

The main A58 was closed throughout the duration of the incident with buses being diverted and some disruption to local roads.

It is reported that the WY Police helicopter attended to search for someone who had made off from the scene, Investigations are continuing.

Anyone with any information or who may have seen the incident are asked to contact the police on the 101 number

School Bus in Collision at Saltaire

Scene Of the Incident on Bingley Road Saltaire 

Police and Ambulance crews attended a collision this afternoon on Bingley Road at Saltaire, Shipley. They received the call at about 3.10pm where a school bus and a van had collided. The front of the van was lodged in the metal barriers on the side of the road. The bus windshield had been shattered by the collision and the rear of the van badly damaged also.The passengers left the Transdev bus after the crash, and a police spokesman said: “There were no serious injuries". An ambulance was called as a precaution and

there were traffic delays with a small stretch of one lane blocked by the two vehicles. Police are now investigating the cause of the accident.