Police appeal for witnesses after pedestrian seriously injured in Wakefield collision

Police are appealing for witnesses and dashcam footage after a pedestrian suffered serious injuries in a collision in Wakefield.

The incident happened at around 7.14pm yesterday (Tuesday, November 10) on Dewsbury Road outside the Sandal BMW dealership.

A collision involving a red Hyundai i10 and a pedestrian was reported to police.

The pedestrian, a woman in her 40s, was taken to hospital after sustaining serious injuries. Her injuries are not believed to be life-threatening.

The incident happened at around 7.14pm yesterday (Tuesday, November 10) on Dewsbury Road outside the Sandal BMW dealership.placeholder image
The incident happened at around 7.14pm yesterday (Tuesday, November 10) on Dewsbury Road outside the Sandal BMW dealership.

An 87-year-old man was arrested at the scene on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving. He has since been interviewed and released on bail while enquiries continue.

Officers from the Roads Policing Unit are now urging anyone who witnessed the collision, or any part of the incident, and has not yet spoken to police to come forward.Police

are also appealing to motorists who were travelling through the area at around the time of the collision and may have had a dashcam fitted.

They are asked to check their footage to see whether they captured anything that could assist the investigation.

Anyone with information or relevant footage can contact the Roads Policing Unit via West Yorkshire Police Live Chat or by calling 101.

Please quote log 1514 of November 10 when making contact.

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