A MAN has been arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving following a crash on a Bradford Road in the early hours of this morning (Saturday).

West Yorkshire Police confirmed that a male had been arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving following the crash which occurred just after midnight on Allerton Road at the junction of Chapel Lane.

Bradford Telegraph and Argus: The scene of a crash on Allerton Road in BradfordThe scene of a crash on Allerton Road in Bradford (Image: UGC)

One local resident said the car was travelling on Allerton Road in the direction of Rhodesway when it went around a bend and "crashed straight into the entrance of Ladyhill Park, destroying one stanchion of the gates that have stood for a century plus and nearly colliding with the First World War memorial".