Police believe a man critically injured after a collision with a recovery truck may have been running away from a group of men.

Police say inquiries so far lead them to believe the 32-year-old Bradford man, who suffered serious head injuries, was trying to get away from four or five other men in a dark coloured car close to where the incident happened near the junctions of Hillam Road and Sidings Close in the Canal Road area of the city at about 1.45am today.

Bradford North police are appealing for those men to come forward or for anyone with information about them, to get in touch on (01274) 376259.

The affected part of Canal Road is expected to stay closed until lunch-time. Diversions are in place.

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