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Boy seriously hurt in bypass crash

Adam Laver
BBC News, Yorkshire
Adam Laver/BBC Police car with blue lights flashing stands at entrance to Stanningley Bypass in Leeds, with a queue of traffic in the background.Adam Laver/BBC
Stanningley Bypass was closed for several hours following the collision

A child has suffered serious injuries in a collision involving a car on a busy main road in Leeds.

West Yorkshire Police said officers were called to the scene on the A647 Stanningley Bypass, near Richardshaw Lane, at about 15:50 GMT on Thursday.

A young boy, believed to be a pedestrian, needed hospital treatment as a result of the collision, a force spokesperson said.

The road was closed for several hours while investigations into the circumstances of the crash were investigated and police said on Friday that inquiries were continuing.

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