Cyclist fights for life and minibus driver arrested after Barnsley crash

A cyclist aged 78 is in hospital with life-threatening injuries and a minibus driver has been arrested following a crash in Barnsley.
Pontefract Road. Picture: GooglePontefract Road. Picture: Google
Pontefract Road. Picture: Google

The victim was riding along Pontefract Road, from Shafton towards Cudworth town centre, at just after 12.30pm yesterday when he was struck by a white Ford Tourneo transit minibus, travelling in the same direction with a full-length roof rack.

The cyclist, a man from Barnsley, was rushed to hospital where he remains in a serious condition. The driver, a 52-year-old man from Brierley, failed to stop and was later arrested on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving.

Witnesses should call 101, quoting incident 508 of November 25.