Teenage woman suffers life-threatening injuries in A1 crash near Pontefract
A teenage girl suffered life-threatening head injuries in a crash on the A1 northbound near Pontefract
A teenage woman suffered life-threatening head injuries in a crash near Pontefract on Monday.
The collision happened on the northbound A1, at the junction for the B6474 between Wentbridge and Darrington, shortly before 2.20pm yesterday (September 21).
A blue VW Polo was joining the A1 when it collided with a Scania HGV car transporter travelling northbound.
The driver of the Polo, a woman aged in her teens, suffered life-threatening head injuries and was taken to hospital.
Police are appealing for witnesses following the collision.
Anyone who witnessed the crash or the circumstances leading up to it, or anyone who may have video footage, is asked to contact West Yorkshire Police by calling 101 or go online at https://www.westyorkshire.police.uk/LiveChat quoting reference 0858 21/9.