18-year-old dies in hospital two weeks on from serious crash near University of Leeds
An 18-year-old boy has died in hospital two weeks after a serious crash in Leeds.
Emergency services were called to the scene of the incident on Woodhouse Lane shortly after midnight on March 5.
The 18-year-old pedestrian had been involved in a collision with a silver Toyota Prius private hire car, and was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries but has now sadly died.
“Owen Ford, aged 18, died in hospital on March 21 from injuries sustained in the collision,” a West Yorkshire Police spokesperson confirmed.
“The driver of the car, a 55-year-old man from Leeds, was arrested on suspicion of causing serious injury by careless driving. He was bailed pending further enquiries.”
Officers from the Major Collision Enquiry Team (MCET) 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 MCET via 101 quoting log 21 of March 5 or online via the 101LiveChat.