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Topic : Skipton to Keighley road crash |
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08/07/2016 : 16:46:49
Craven Herald A DRIVER has been airlifted to hospital with life-threatening injuries following a crash between a car and a lorry. The 19-year-old was treated at the roadside by firefighters and paramedics before being taken to hospital by air ambulance, a West Yorkshire Fire & Rescue spokesman said. The accident happened just before noon on the Keighley-bound carriageway of the Aire Valley Trunk Road, between Crosshills and Steeton roundabouts. The man is being treated at Leeds General Infirmary. No other injuries were reported. |
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08/07/2016 : 18:17:37
Hope he's OK. The aftermath looked bad. |
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09/07/2016 : 09:50:02
Craven Herald A spokesman for West Yorkshire Police said the road was re-opened soon after 5pm. The latest update on the driver’s condition was that his injuries remained life-threatening.
Police are likely to issue an information appeal when they get a full report. |
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11/07/2016 : 15:56:26
Police are appealing for information following this collision. The incident occurred around 11.55am on Friday, 8 July when a silver Toyota Corolla and a Volvo flat-bed lorry were in collision on the eastbound carriageway of the A629, between Kildwick and Steeton. A third vehicle, a red Audi S3, was believed to have been travelling in convoy with the Toyota prior to the collision The Toyota driver, a 19-year-old man from Burnley, was airlifted to hospital with life-threatening injuries and remains in a critical condition today. Two men aged 18 and 19 who were travelling in the Audi were arrested on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving. They were later released on bail and enquiries are continuing. Sergeant Adrian Newman, of the Safer Roads and Neighbourhood Support Team, said: "We would like anyone who saw any of the vehicles prior to the incident, or who may have witnessed the collision itself to come forward." Anyone with information is asked to contact the Safer Roads and Neighbourhood Support Team West via 101, quoting log 624 of 8 July. |
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