Stanks Drive Swarcliffe: E-bike rider seriously injured after crash shuts busy Leeds road

Alex Grant
By Alex Grant
Published 17th May 2024, 19:43 BST
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An e-bike rider has been seriously injured after a crash in Leeds.

Police were called to Stanks Drive, Swarcliffe at about 11.48am this morning (Friday, May 17) following reports of a collision between a car and an electric bike.

The female rider was taken to hospital with injuries which were described as “serious but not believed to be life threating”.

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Police were called to Stanks Drive, Swarcliffe at about 11.48am this morning. Picture: GooglePolice were called to Stanks Drive, Swarcliffe at about 11.48am this morning. Picture: Google
Police were called to Stanks Drive, Swarcliffe at about 11.48am this morning. Picture: Google

Road closures were put in place during the incident, with the road reopening just after 3pm.

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First Bus services 40, 42 and 46, which were diverted as a result, have now returned to their normal routes.

Related topics:LeedsHospitalRoad ClosuresWest Yorkshire Police

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