A man has been left with life-threatening injuries after a serious car crash in Halifax.
West Yorkshire Police say the crash took place on Ovenden Road just after 9.30pm on Thursday, January 2. A BMW 520D travelled along the road from the direction of Halifax and towards Keighley Road.
The car then left the road and crashed into a wall. A man in his 20s, who was in the front passenger seat, was rushed to hospital with life-threatening injuries. Another man who was also a passenger was taken to hospital with injuries which are not believed to be life-changing. The driver fled the scene.
A man was arrested away from the crash just before 10.40pm on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving, failing to provide a specimen and driving while unfit through drugs. He remains in custody.
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West Yorkshire Police said: “Police are appealing for witnesses or dashcam footage after a serious collision in Halifax last night (2/1) which left a vehicle’s front-seat passenger with life-threatening injuries.
“The collision happened on Ovenden Road shortly after 9:30pm. A BMW 520D was travelling along the road from Halifax towards Keighley Road when it left the road and collided with a wall.
“The front-seat passenger, a male aged in his 20s, was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries. A second passenger, also male, was taken to hospital with injuries that are not believed to be life changing. The male driver fled the scene.
“A male was arrested away from the scene shortly before 10:40pm on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving, failing to provide a specimen, and driving while unfit through drugs. He remains in custody at this time.”
If you have any information, you should contact the West Yorkshire Police Roads Policing Unit by calling 101 or by going online here. You can quote reference 1537 of 2/1.