Motorcyclist left with life-threatening injuries after crash in Hemsworth

The collision happened at 10:35pm on Saturday, October 8, on Kirkby Road at the junction with Springwell Court in Hemsworth and involved a Honda motorbike and a silver Vauxhall Agila car.

A spokesman for West Yorkshire Police said that the Vauxhall was attempting a u-turn in the road when it was in collision with the motorbike.

The motorbike was travelling in the opposite carriageway and was in convoy with other bikes.

The 18-year-old male rider of the Honda was taken to hospital with serious head injuries.

Anyone who may have witnessed the collision or the circumstances leading up to it or who may have video footage of the incident is asked to call the West Yorkshire Police Roads Policing Unit on 101, or alternatively, go online at www.westyorkshire.police.uk/101livechat quoting reference 1845 of 8/10.