Man dies in hospital after car hits wall and telegraph pole on Cross Bank Road, Batley
A man has died in hospital after his car hit a wall in Batley.
Police are appealing for witnesses following the fatal crash in the early hours of Sunday morning.
At 2am yesterday (March 15), a red Vauxhall Astra, which was being driven in Cross Bank Road, Batley, in the direction of Carlinghow Lane, left the carriageway and was in collision with a wall and a telegraph pole near to the junction with Coal Pit Mews. No other vehicle was involved.
“The driver, a 36-year-old man, from Batley, was critically injured and sadly died in hospital later that day,” a West Yorkshire Police spokesperson confirmed.
The incident is being investigated by the Major Collision Enquiry Team and officers are keen to hear from anyone who witnessed the collision or the circumstances leading up to it or who saw the red Vauxhall Astra being driven in the area.
Anyone with information, particularly anyone with relevant dashcam or CCTV footage, is asked to contact MCET via 101 quoting reference 13260150097 or online via the 101LiveChat.