Biker suffers life-threatening injuries in crash

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The collision happened in Monkhill Lane in Pontefract on Saturday

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A motorcyclist has suffered potentially life-threatening injuries in a collision with a car.

An orange KTM motorcycle collided with a car preparing to reverse onto a driveway in Monkhill Lane, Pontefract, shortly after 22:30 BST on Saturday, West Yorkshire Police said.

The motorcyclist, a man in his 20s, was taken to hospital alongside his male pillion passenger, police said, while the female driver of the car was uninjured.

Anyone with information or dashcam footage is asked to contact police.

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