Boy, 5, rushed to hospital with serious injuries after crash

A five-year-old boy has been taken to hospital with serious injuries following a crash involving a car in Keighley.

At around 5.42pm on Thursday (Oct 8), police were called to reports of a crash on Red Holt Drive in Keighley.

The crash involved a black Mercedes Vito and a five-year-old boy.

The child was taken to hospital, where he was found to have suffered serious injuries.

The driver of the vehicle was spoken to by officers.

West Yorkshire Police's Roads Policing Unit has launched an investigation and is appealing for witnesses to come forward.

A spokesperson for West Yorkshire Police said: “Our Roads Policing Unit is investigating this incident and is appealing to anyone who witnessed the collision to contact them, either by calling 101 or using our LiveChat facility on the website.

“Anyone with footage that may assist this investigation is also asked to make contact, quoting log 1181 of 8 October. “