Two people rescued from car flipped on its side in ring road hit-and-run

Two people had to be freed from their car after a hit-and-run smash in East Leeds.
By Susie Beever
Published 14th Oct 2019, 17:17 BST
Updated 14th Oct 2019, 18:22 BST

The Fiat Panda was left flipped on its side after being hit by another vehicle on the Leeds ring road at a roundabout in Crossgates on Monday afternoon.

A rescue crew from nearby Killingbeck fire station freed the two occupants from the car following the collision on Crossgates Road.

Fortunately, neither were seriously injured.

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Emergency services were called at 2.17pm to the two-vehicle collision, which was attended by police and fire services, as well as paramedics.

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West Yorkshire Police is now searching for the second car, which failed to stop at the scene.

A spokesman for the force said: "Enquiries are ongoing regarding the car that left the scene. The car that remained on the scene was a Fiat Panda.

"Two occupants were released uninjured."