Cyclist seriously hurt after car door 'deliberately' opened onto him on Calderdale route
A cyclist was rushed to hospital after a car door was “deliberately” opened onto him as he passed the vehicle on a busy Calderdale road.
The man – in his 80s – suffered multiple fractures when he came off his bike on Wakefield Road in Sowerby Bridge.
Police say he was travelling towards Copley on an electric bike and passing queuing traffic at the time.
"It was reported that a car door was opened onto him in what was believed to be a deliberate act,” said a spokesperson for West Yorkshire Police.
Calderdale CID are appealing for any witnesses or anyone with dashcam footage of the crash, which happened at around 11am on Wednesday, January 28, to get in touch.
Anyone who can help should visit www.westyorkshire.police.uk/LiveChat or call 101, quoting reference 13260054611.
Information can also be passed on anonymously by calling Crimestoppers on 0800 555111.