18-year-old suffers serious injuries from being hit by car near Leeds University campus
The incident took place on Thursday night
An 18-year-old man has been taken to hospital due to life-threatening injuries.
The incident happened around Blenheim Terrace, close to the Hillary Place junction, near the University of Leeds and the city campus of Leeds Beckett. The incident occurred at 12.15am on Thursday 5th March 2026.
The road was shut until around 10.40am the next morning.
The driver is reported to be a 55-year-old man driving a Silver Toyota Prius, and a resident of Leeds. The driver was arrested by West Yorkshire Police on suspicion of causing serious injury by careless driving, and remains in custody.
The man remains in critical condition.
A spokesperson for West Yorkshire police said it is: “Keen to speak to anyone who witnessed the incident or the circumstances leading up to it, particularly anyone with relevant dashcam, CCTV or mobile phone footage.”
The road, which is routinely used to access both the University of Leeds and Leeds Beckett campus, has created talk from students about the safety of the road for pedestrians. One student said: “The speed of cars over here sometimes scares me so much”.
Speaking to another student from the University of Leeds, The Leeds Tab learned that pedestrians are quick to avoid said road at night, over worries of speeding and reckless driving from vehicles.
One student said: “Whenever I am coming back from a night out, I take an Uber.”
The road has now been opened, but West Yorkshire police have urged anyone with relevant information to contact the roads policing unit via 101, quoting log 21 as of 5 March or online via their official website.
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