Overview
- An Audi A3 convertible left Hawksworth Road near the Potter Brow Road junction and fell down a steep embankment, leaving four people injured and trapped in the vehicle.
- A 20-year-old man died later in hospital and a 23-year-old remains in hospital with serious injuries, while a second 23-year-old received minor treatment.
- The driver, a 24-year-old man, was arrested at the scene on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving and is currently in police custody.
- Emergency response included specialist technical rescue crews, critical care paramedics and multiple ambulances that attended after West Yorkshire Police were called at about 7.24pm on Monday, June 22.
- Officers say the Major Collision Enquiry Team is carrying out detailed enquiries and has asked anyone who saw the vehicle, the crash or who has dash‑cam or mobile footage to contact police via 101 or the online live chat quoting log 1698 of June 22.