Barnsley crime: 'Uninsured' motorbiker suffers broken leg in collision with BMW
A motorbiker suffered a broken leg in a serious crash in Barnsley - as police highlight the scale of riding without insurance.
The incident on Farm Road in Barnsley put the rider in hospital and left a BMW ‘completely written off’, according to Barnsley West Neighbourhood Policing Team.
In a Facebook post, officers said the off-road motorcycle rider was uninsured.
It added: “The bike has been seized and once out of hospital the rider will be spoken to about why he was riding an off-road bike on a road, uninsured, in a manner that caused such a serious crash.”
It comes after police said they seized several motorbikes on one day in the borough.
The report went on to address claims from some it was “just kids having fun.”
The report said: “The driver of this BMW didn't think so when this uninsured, off-road bike collided with him on Farm Road yesterday, completely writing off his car.
“Neither did the rider of the off-road bike, who suffered a broken leg as a consequence.”