Police close Bradford Road, in Idle after 'bad' crash

POLICE have closed a main road in Bradford this evening after a "bad" crash.

The collision has happened on Bradford Road, in Idle, just beyond its junction with Idlecroft Road heading away from Bradford.

A member of the public passed the crash just after 8pm and said two cars were involved.

A police scene in Bradford Road, at the junction with Idlecroft Road, in Idle, Bradford (Image: Telegraph & Argus)

There were four police cars, as well as a fire engine, but no ambulance at the time, when they passed.

They added that it was a "big crash" and "looked bad".

Another person said fire crews had to rescue someone from one of the vehicles.

An ambulance at the scene (Image: Telegraph & Argus)

One passerby said: "When I drove past, I could see a car which looked like it's door had been cut off.

"One of the cars was being loaded onto a recovery truck."

The scene looking from Idlecroft Road (Image: Telegraph & Argus)

Officers spreading a material on the road (Image: Telegraph & Argus)

The Telegraph & Argus visited the scene at around 9pm and saw a police cordon in place, between the road's junctions with Idlecroft Road and The Grove.

Two police cars were guarding each side of the cordon, with a police officer chaperoning cars away from the Idlecroft Road end.

There was also an ambulance within the cordon.

Two officers were spotted spreading a material across the road.