Boy, 6, fighting for his life after quad bike crash on Yorkshire nature reserve

A young boy is fighting for his life in hospital after the quad bike he was a passenger on smashed into a motorbike in a head-on crash.

The six-year-old, whose identity has not been revealed, was thought to be riding with his father when their bike collided with another at Wintersett Nature Reserve in Wakefield, West Yorkshire.

Police said he suffered serious and “life-threatening” head injuries in the crash, which took place at around 1pm on Sunday afternoon, 2 October.

West Yorkshire Police are now appearing for any witnesses to the incident to come forward.

A force spokesman said: "A quad bike travelling along a concrete footpath through the nature reserve, from the direction of Santingley Lane, was in collision with an off-road motorbike which was travelling in the opposite direction.

"The six-year-old boy, who was a passenger on the quad bike, suffered serious head injuries in the collision.”

Anyone who witnessed the collision or the circumstances leading up to it, or anyone who may have video footage of the incident is urged to contact the Roads Policing Unit by calling 101, or go online and quoting reference 810 of 2/10.