Teenagers arrested after car stolen in Oldham crashes in Brighouse

Picture courtesy of West Yorkshire Police Road Police Unit

Four teenagers had to be cut out of a car after it was involved in a high-speed crash in Huddersfield, with police believing it had been stolen hours earlier from Oldham.

West Yorkshire Police say the black Seat Ibiza, which is thought to have been driven by one of the teenage boys, collided with a Mercedes in Brighouse during the early hours of Wednesday (May 23) after failing to stop for officers.

The four boys, aged 14, 14, 15 and 16, were taken to Huddersfield Royal Infirmary before being discharged and arrested on suspicion of theft of a motor vehicle.

Two males in the Mercedes are said to have suffered minor injuries.

In a statement, a spokesperson for West Yorkshire Police told the Huddersfield Examiner: “Enquiries are ongoing today following a serious road traffic collision on Wakefield Road, Brighouse early this morning.

“The incident took place at about 12.38am after a black Seat Ibiza and a Mercedes were in collision.

“The Seat had previously been reported stolen from the Oldham area and had failed to stop for police just before the collision occurred.

“Two males in the Mercedes suffered minor injuries.

"Four juvenile males in the Seat were freed from the vehicle and arrested on suspicion of vehicle theft.

“They remain in police custody today in Calderdale and enquiries remain ongoing with Greater Manchester Police.”