Girl, 7, seriously injured after quadbike she was on crashed into telegraph pole
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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.
![[Date: 27.12.24 Byline/ Credit: YappApp 07479723877 BREAKING: 7-Year-Old Girl Left With Serious Life-Changing Injuries Following Boxing Day Horror Quad Collision Police are investigating following a road traffic collision in #Leeds last night in which a seven-year-old girl was seriously injured. At 10:31pm on Thursday, December 26, police were contacted by the ambulance service who had been called to the incident in High Street, #Kippax, Leeds. 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. The bike, a green Honda TRX420, had been travelling away from Leeds Road at the time. The girl was taken to hospital and is continuing to receive treatment for injuries that are serious and life changing but are not considered life-threatening. 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.?? Scenes remain in place on High Street and nearby Church Lane as part of the investigation. Minimum per use, irrespective of any previous use: ??? Fee: ?????150 print ??50 Internet use Byline: YappApp]](https://metro.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/SEI_234336878-d952-e1735301388286.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=646)
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.
