Boy, six, fighting for his life after quad bike he was a passenger on smashed into a motorbike
Boy, six, is fighting for his life with serious head injuries after quad bike he was a passenger on smashed into a motorbike at nature reserve
- A six-year-old boy is fighting for his life after a quad bike and motorbike crash
- The youngster was thought to be riding with his father when it happened
- Police said the boy suffered serious head injuries, which are ‘life-threatening’
A six-year-old boy is fighting for his life after a quad bike he was a passenger on smashed into a motorbike in a head-on crash.
The youngster was thought to be riding with his father when their off-road motorbike collided with another at Wintersett Nature Reserve in Wakefield, West Yorkshire.
Police said he suffered serious head injuries, which were described as ‘life-threatening’ and issued an appeal for witnesses.
West Yorkshire Police said the collision happened at around 1pm on Sunday afternoon.
The youngster was thought to be riding with his father when their off-road motorbike collided with another at Wintersett Nature Reserve (pictured). File image
A spokesman said: ‘A quad bike travelling along a concrete footpath through the nature reserve, from the direction of Santingley Lane, was in collision with an off-road motorbike which was travelling in the opposite direction.
‘The six-year-old boy, who was a passenger on the quad bike, suffered serious head injuries in the collision.’
Officers from West Yorkshire Police are appealing for anyone who witnessed the collision or the circumstances leading up to it to contact the Roads Policing Unit by calling 101 or reporting it online and quoting reference 810 of 2/10.
West Yorkshire Police said the collision happened at around 1pm on Sunday afternoon. File image