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Leeds crash: Police appeal for witnesses after driver suffers medical episode
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A man in his 50s is in hospital fighting for his life after a car crash in Leeds. Police are appealing for witnesses and dashcam footage following the incident on Station Road on Wednesday afternoon.

Detectives investigating a serious crash in Leeds are appealing for witnesses to come forward. A car collided with 'street furniture' and a tree, according to police, who have since launched an appeal following the mid-afternoon crash on Wednesday, December 18. Police are appealing for witnesses or video footage of a grey Mazda CX5 as the driver behind the wheel, a man in his 50s, is believed to have suffered a medical episode while driving.

The driver is in hospital fighting for life, officers say. A West Yorkshire Police spokesman said: 'Roads Policing Officers would like to speak to anyone who witnessed the collision, which happened on Station Road (the ring road), at around 1pm, and involved a grey Mazda CX5 which left the road and collided with street furniture and a tree. 'The male driver, aged in his 50s, is believed to have suffered a medical episode and was taken to hospital where he remains in a serious condition.' Anyone who witnessed the collision or the Grey Mazda CX5 prior to the collision, particularly those with dashcam footage, are asked to contact West Yorkshire Police’s Roads Policing Unit by calling 101 or go online here, quoting reference 13240687323

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