Road Collision on Elland Road, in Brighouse

    Police are appealing for information following a road traffic collision in Brighouse.

    At about 6:46pm on Sunday 28 August a blue Ford Kuga was travelling along Elland Road towards Elland when it and a silver Mazda Premacy were in collision. The incident happened close to the junction with Cromwell Bottom Drive.  

    The driver of the Mazda, a 49-year-old man from Halifax, was taken to hospital with serious injuries. A 27-year-old woman, who was a passenger in the Mazda was also seriously injured. 

    The 58-year-old woman driver of the Kuga suffered minor injuries.  

    Shortly before the incident a police patrol had seen the Mazda and was looking to stop it in relation to a burglary investigation and theft of a car in the Holywell Green area of Halifax. That incident happened between 10:00am and 2pm on Sunday 28 August. 

    Because of this incident the collision was referred to the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC), to oversee the investigation into the collision in line with National policy.  

    Anyone who witnessed the collision or the movements of the vehicle prior to it is asked to contact the Safer Roads and Neighbourhood Support team on 101, quoting log *0739 of 28 August.

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