Girl, 16, critically injured after being found lying in Wakefield road

A 16-year-old girl is in a critical condition in hospital after being found with serious injuries in a road in Wakefield.

Emergency services were called to Rooks Nest Road in Wakefield at around 8.33pm on Tuesday (Sep 29), after the ambulance service reported that a girl had been found lying in the road close to a bus stop.

The 16-year-old was taken to hospital with serious head and chest injuries.

She remained in hospital on Wednesday (Sep 30), where her condition was described as critical.

West Yorkshire Police are carrying out enquiries to establish how the girl came to suffer her injuries.

Rooks Nest Road remains closed while enquiries continue, with motorists advised to use alternative routes where possible.

Police have launched an appeal for any witnesses or anyone with any information to come forward.

A spokesperson for West Yorkshire Police said: “Anyone with information or footage which may assist this investigation is asked to contact police via our LiveChat at www.westyorkshire.police.uk/livechat, quoting log 1647 of 29 September.”