A man was rushed to hospital with life threatening injuries after a Lamborghini burst into flames following a crash on the M62.
Police were called to the slip roads close to junction 25 of the M62 heading towards Manchester at around 5.05pm yesterday afternoon (August 22). Enquiries established two vehicles - a Lamborghini Aventador and a Mazda CX - had been involved in a collision.
West Yorkshire Police said the Lamborghini entered the motorway at junction 25 while the Mazda was already on the motorway when the collision, which caused both vehicles to catch on fire, happened.
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An adult male passenger in the Lamborghini suffered life-threatening injuries and is being treated in hospital. Both drivers suffered minor injuries and are also being treated in hospital.
Police are now appealing for any witnesses who saw the collision or the moments leading up to it to get in touch. The crash led to the M62 being closed for a number of hours last night.
In a statement, a West Yorkshire Police spokesperson said: “Police are appealing for witnesses after a two-vehicle road traffic collision on the M62 in which a passenger in one of the cars suffered life-threatening injuries.
“The collision happened at around 5:05pm yesterday afternoon (22/8) between the sliproads at junction 25 of the westbound carriageway, near Brighouse, and involved a Lamborghini Aventador and a Mazda CX5.
“The Lamborghini entered the motorway at junction 25 while the Mazda was already travelling on the motorway when the collision happened. Both cars subsequently caught fire.
“An adult male passenger travelling in the Lamborghini suffered life-threatening injuries and is being treated in hospital. Both drivers suffered minor injuries and are also being treated in hospital.”
Anyone with information can contact West Yorkshire Police’s Roads Policing Unit by calling 101, or go online via www.westyorkshire.police.uk/101livechat quoting reference 13220462963.
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