Teen fighting for his life after being hit by private hire car in Leeds city centre
A teenager is fighting for his life in hospital after being hit by a private hire car in the early hours of the morning in Leeds.
The man, 18, is in a critical condition, police have said, following the collision on Blenheim Terrace just after midnight today (March 5). It saw the road shut for much of the morning, only re-opening around 10.40am.
A 55-year-old from Leeds has been arrested on suspicion of causing serious injury by careless driving. An appeal for witnesses to the incident has now been issued.
A spokesperson for West Yorkshire Police said: “Police are appealing for witnesses after a pedestrian received life threatening injuries in a road traffic collision in Leeds early today.
“At 12.15am this morning, officers came across the incident in Blenheim Terrace, near to the junction with Hillary Place.
“The pedestrian, an 18-year-old man, had been involved in a collision with a silver Toyota Prius private hire car. He was taken to hospital and remains in a critical condition with life threatening injuries.
“The driver of the car, a 55-year-old man from Leeds, was arrested on suspicion of causing serious injury by careless driving. He remains in custody.
“Officers are keen to speak to anyone who witnessed the incident or the circumstances leading up to it, particularly anyone with relevant dashcam, CCTV or mobile phone footage”
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Roads Policing Unit via 101 quoting log 21 of 5 March or online via www.westyorkshire.police.uk/livechat.