TWO people have been rushed to hospital with serious injuries following a huge crash in Bradford.

Emergency services scrambled to Baldwin Lane at the junction with Back Lane just after 1pm this afternoon.

The serious collision, in a semi-rural area near Clayton Heights, involved one vehicle.

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Two people were freed by the fire service before their care was passed over to paramedics.

Pictures seen by the Telegraph & Argus show a car on the other side of a wall, an air ambulance, several police vehicles and a fire service unit at the scene.

The road is currently closed and police have asked people to avoid the area.

 

Full West Yorkshire Police statement

A spokesperson for the force said: "Emergency Services are currently in attendance at a serious road traffic collision in Bradford. 

"Officers were called to a one-vehicle collision on Baldwin Lane at the junction with Back Lane. 

"Two people have been taken to hospital with serious injuries.  

"The road is currently closed and we would ask people to avoid the area."

Full West Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service statement

A spokesperson for the service said: "We were called at 1.21pm to reports of an incident on Baldwin Lane in Bradford.

"We sent two crews, Odsal, and Fairweather Green.

"This was a road traffic collision involving one car.

"Two people were freed, and attended to by crews, before being passed to the care of the Yorkshire Ambulance Service.

"The crews then made the scene safe before departing at 3.06pm."

Full Yorkshire Ambulance Service statement

A spokesperson for the service said: "We received an emergency call at 1.20pm on Friday afternoon to report a one-vehicle collision on Back Lane, Clayton.

"A number of ambulance resources were dispatched to the scene, including two ambulances, an air ambulance and a doctor. 

"Two patients were conveyed by road to Leeds General Infirmary."