Residents in a Bradford village say their lives are being made a misery by youngsters who tear up and down the streets on power scooters.

And Baildon Community Council is urging young people to keep off the roads before there is a fatal accident.

Member Clive Woods said he nightly saw teenagers "bombing" around Collier Lane, The Grove, Westgate and other roads in the centre of the village on unlit mini-scooters.

And several were seen with passengers standing on the back.

"They are a regular occurrence and we have gone out to try to talk to them but they dash away," said Mr Woods.

"I saw a motorist have to swerve out of the way of one of them. It must have been a shock to see the scooter, with two teenagers stood on it, appear from nowhere, in the middle of the main road.

"It's more than a nuisance, it's a worry. They're probably about 12 or 13 years old and something has got to be done before someone gets hurt.

"A pedestrian could easily be knocked over as they also use them on the pavements."

Baildon Community Council met to discuss the growing problem.

"It seems these scooters are outside the law because they are low-powered so they don't need insurance or a licence," said Mr Woods.

"But we would urge parents to advise children to keep off the roads before someone is killed."

He said campaigners took photographs of the youngsters and contacted the Problem Orientated Policing (POP) team in Bingley.

A West Yorkshire Police POP team spokesman said they were aware of the problem in Baildon and said it was a growing issue across the district.

"These battery-operated scooters seem to be the latest craze and although they are mechanically-propelled vehicles they don't need a licence or insurance," he said.

"But we do have the power to seize nuisance vehicles so if they're found to be disturbing people we can take the scooters from them."