Police close road in Calverley after man impales himself on a fence

Police closed Woodhall Road in Calverley for several hours following the incident at 9am but the road has now re-opened.

The man, in his 80s, was seriously injured.

West Yorkshire Police said:-

"At 9.01am today police were contacted by the fire service who were attending an incident in Woodhall Road, Calverley, where a man in his eighties had become impaled on railings.