Patient taken to hospital after late-night crash in Idle

A PERSON was rushed to hospital after a car crashed into a lamppost on Saturday night. 

Emergency services scrambled to the scene, on Old Park Road, Idle, at 10.30pm.

The scene where a driver crashed into a lamppost on Old Park Road, Idle. (Image: Newsquest)

It happened at a mini-roundabout near Springdale Crescent, and debris from the vehicle could be seen this morning.

There were also several skid marks on the grassed area of the mini-roundabout, where the lamppost was located.

A close-up picture of the lamppost which was hit by a vehicle in a crash on Old Park Road, Idle. (Image: Newsquest)

A spokesperson for Yorkshire Ambulance Service said: "We received an emergency call at 10.30pm last night (Saturday) to a report of a car in collision with a lamppost on Old Park Road near Springdale Crescent.

"An ambulance and rapid response vehicle were dispatched to the scene and one patient was conveyed to Bradford Royal Infirmary."

The scene of a crash on Old Park Road, Idle, where a car crashed into a lamppost. (Image: Newsquest)

The T&A has also contacted West Yorkshire Police for a comment.

The scene of a crash on Old Park Road, Idle, where a car crashed into a lamppost. (Image: Newsquest)