Hopwood Lane, Halifax: Renewed appeal after teenager dies following crash

Police have renewed an appeal for witnesses following the death of a teenager who had been seriously injured in a crash in Halifax.

The Major Collision and Enquiry Team (MCET) can update that an 18-year-old male has now sadly passed away following a serious collision at the junction of Hopwood Lane and Gibraltar Road in Halifax on on Friday evening.

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He had been driving a Citroen C1 which was in collision with a grey BMW 330 at about 8.07pm on Friday, June 6.

Two women from the BMW, both aged 25, were treated in hospital and arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving offences and driving while unfit through drugs.

One has now been released under investigation and the other was released without charge.

Anyone who witnessed the collision or the circumstances leading up to it, particularly anyone with relevant dashcam footage, is asked to contact MCET via 101 quoting reference 13250319001 or online via https://www.westyorkshire.police.uk/livechat

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