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Teenager killed in West Yorkshire crash

A teenager has died after the car she was driving left the road in Pontefract and ended up in a stream. Emergency services were called to Skinner Lane in Pontefract in the early hours of this morning (Saturday May 31, 2014) after reports from the public of an upturned car in the water.

The 19-year-old driver of the White Volkswagon Polo was taken to hospital but later pronounced dead.

"From initial enquiries there is nothing to indicate that any other vehicle was involved. The driver has been identified as a 19-year-old woman from the Leeds area and her immediate family have been notified. A young woman lost her life and we would urge anyone who has any information which could aid our enquiries to contact the Major Collision Enquiry team on 101"

– Det Sergeant Carole Greaves, West Yorkshire Police