Girl, 7, seriously injured after quadbike she was on crashed into telegraph pole
A girl was seriously injured on Boxing Day after a quad bike she was riding crashed into a telegraph pole.
She was a passenger on the quad bike which crashed outside the Old Tree Inn pub on Kippax High Street, Leeds just after 10.30pm last night.
The seven-year-old was taken to hospital and is continuing to receive treatment for injuries that are serious and life changing but are not considered life-threatening, West Yorkshire Police said.
A 16-year-old boy has been arrested this morning on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving in relation to the incident.
A man and a woman, both aged in their thirties, have been arrested on suspicion of child neglect and remain in custody.
The High Street and nearby Church Lane were cordoned off into the afternoon while police investigated the scene, but the quad bike was recovered and the road reopened at 1.30pm.
Police are appealing for anyone who saw the collision or the quad bike bring ridden in the Kippax area to get in touch – especially anyone with CCTV or dashcam footage.
A spokesman for West Yorkshire Police said: ‘Police are appealing for information following a road traffic collision in Leeds last night in which a seven-year-old girl was seriously injured.
‘At 10.31pm on Thursday, police were contacted by the ambulance service who had been called to the incident in High Street, Kippax.
‘The girl had been a passenger on a quad bike that had been in collision with a telegraph pole outside the Old Tree Inn pub.
‘Scenes remain in place on High Street and nearby Church Lane as part of the investigation.
‘Officers would like to hear from anyone who witnessed the collision or saw the green quad bike being ridden around the Kippax area at any point from 10pm until the time of the collision, particularly anyone with relevant CCTV or dashcam footage.’
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