Teenage moped rider seriously injured in crash

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Emergency services were called to a crash on Gooding Avenue

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A teenager suffered "life-changing" injuries in a crash in Leicester.

A car and a moped collided in Gooding Avenue, Braunstone, at about 13:20 BST on Sunday, said Leicestershire Police.

The force said it was reported to the force that a moped ridden by two people had crashed with a car pulling off a drive.

The male rider of the moped suffered serious injuries and has been taken to hospital, while the passenger, also a teenage boy, suffered minor injuries.

Derbyshire, Leicestershire and Rutland Air Ambulance and Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service also attended the scene.

Police added no arrests have been made.

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