16-year-old girl fighting for her life after being found injured on Wakefield road
She has serious head and chest injuries
A 16-year-old girl is fighting for her life after being found in a Wakefield road with serious injuries.
The ambulance service was called to Rooks Nest Road, Outwood, at about 8.33pm yesterday, after the girl was found lying in the road close to a bus stop.
The teenager was taken to hospital for treatment and remains there today.
Her condition is described as critical.
Police have launched an investigation into to how she came to suffer these injuries, which include serious head and chest injuries.
Temporary Detective Chief Inspector Elly Buchanan of the Homicide and Major Enquiry Team said: “A full investigation has been launched after a 16-year-old girl was found with serious injuries in the street.
“We are keeping an open mind as to what has happened and are working to understand the full circumstances as to how she became injured.
“I am urgently appealing to anyone who was driving or walking in the Rooks Nest Road area between 8pm and 8.30pm on Tuesday evening to come forward and speak with us. Just the smallest bit of information could help our investigation.
“If drivers have dash-cam, we are keen to see that, along with doorbell footage from surrounding houses.”
Rooks Nest Road remains closed and motorists are advised to find alternative routes.
Anyone with information or footage which may assist this investigation is asked to contact West Yorkshire Police via the LiveChat, quoting log 1647 of 29 September.