A YOUNG boy suffered a serious leg injury following a collision on a main road this morning.

The crash, involving the boy and a car, happened on Bradford Road, Batley.

Officers said the boy was treated by paramedics at the scene of the incident.

A West Yorkshire Police spokesperson said: "Police were called to Bradford Road in Batley at around 8.56am this morning to a report of a road traffic collision involving a car and a young boy.

"The boy received a serious leg injury in the incident and was treated at the scene by paramedics."