Youngsters in hospital after collision involving their scooter and car closed busy Barnsley road
Car driver received minor injuries in incident
Two young boys were taken to hospital after their motorised scooter was involved in a crash with a car.
The Yorkshire Air Ambulance was sent to Carlton Road, in Barnsley, after the incident which closed the road while emergency services dealt with the aftermath.
South Yorkshire Police got the call over the incident at 11.21am, and officers were told that a silver Zontes scooter and a black BMW X5 were involved in a collision. Zontes is a Chinese motorcycle brand.
Police told The Star: “Emergency services attended the scene, and two boys, who are believed to have been on the scooter, were taken to hospital with injuries that are not believed to be life-threatening or life-altering.
“The driver of the BMW received minor injuries.
“The roundabout at the bottom of Carlton Road to Industry Road was closed for a short period of time but has since reopened.”
Police say their enquiries are ongoing, and anyone with information is asked to contact them on 101 or online quoting incident number 389 of July 9, 2026.
The Yorkshire Ambulance Service told The Star: “We received an emergency call at 11.19am this morning to report a road traffic collision on Carlton Road in Barnsley.
“A number of ambulance resources were dispatched to the scene, including two ambulances and the air ambulance, and two patients were conveyed by road to hospital.”