A seven-year-old girl has suffered life-changing injuries after the quad bike she was on crashed into a telegraph pole on Boxing Day.
A 16-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving following the crash in Kippax, near Leeds.
The girl was a passenger on the green all-terrain quad when it hit the pole outside the Old Tree Inn pub in the town.
The quad bike in the back of a lorry. Pic: PA
A man and a woman, both aged in their 30s, have been arrested on suspicion of child neglect.
They are being questioned in custody.
Pic: PA
The girl is being treated in hospital.
West Yorkshire Police say her injuries are “serious and life-changing but are not considered life-threatening”.
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The force has issued an appeal for witnesses and CCTV or dashcam footage of the Honda TRX420 being ridden around Kippax from 10pm on Boxing Day – 30 minutes before the force was called out by ambulance crews.
The quad bike has been recovered from the scene.
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