SKATEBOARDERS grabbing on to the back of moving buses are dicing with death.

Their actions have prompted a warning by Barnoldswick police who said not only are they putting their lives at risk, they are actually committing an offence.

In the latest craze for the sport, young riders in Barnoldswick are attaching themselves to moving buses to be dragged along the road.

Barnoldswick town councillor, Coun Jennifer Purcell, said: "A resident of Barnoldswick approached me on Monday and said that she had seen some boys on Station Road clinging on to the bus - they were waiting for the bus to set off and then they let go.

"The lady approached them and said 'are you trying to kill yourself?' but she just got a load of abuse back.

"I am concerned about the bus drivers who have to live with the consequences for the rest of their life if an accident was to happen.""

Barnoldswick police officer Sgt Chris Saville said: "It is incredibly dangerous.They are putting their own and other people's lives at risk by acting in this way."