Bikers hurt on roads

TWO bikers have been hurt in accidents in Huddersfield.

A motorcyclist and a pedestrian were injured on Bradford Road close to the junction with Netheroyd Hill Road near the Asda supermarket just before 7.30am yesterday.

And on Wednesday night a biker was hurt in a crash in Dalton.

West Yorkshire Police say the motorcyclist and pedestrian on Bradford Road both suffered serious injuries.

A police spokesperson said: “Two males were taken to hospital with serious injuries, but they are not life-threatening. The rider is in his 40s and the pedestrian is in his late 20s.”

Police closed the carriageway towards Huddersfield while the bike and debris were removed.

The road was reopened at 8.45am.

A woman who lives nearby did not see the collision but heard the ambulances arrive.

She said: “There were two police cars there and two ambulances. There looked to be two cars facing down the road.

“There was a lot going on – all the school buses were held up and a great big lorry got stuck.”

She said the junction at the bottom of Netheroyd Hill had previously been a bad spot for accidents but there had not been one for some time.

She added: “We were always having bumps at one point.”

Another witness described a black car being towed from the scene.

In the Dalton accident a 28-year-old Suzuki biker collided with a Vauxhall Astra shortly after 11pm on Long Lane.

The biker was taken to Leeds General Infirmary for treatment.

The crash happened around 15 yards from the junction with Longfield Avenue.

Police are now appealing for information about the incident or any witnesses to come forward.

Anyone who saw the incident happen or what happened before the collision is asked to contact West Yorkshire Police’s non-emergency number 101, quoting reference 2068.