A MOPED rider escaped serious injury in a crash at Lockwood.

The 16-year-old was flung over the bonnet after he was in collision with a BMW on Lockwood Road outside a car wash at 1.30pm yesterday. The BMW driver, a 43-year-old man from New Mill, was unhurt. Pc Phil Shaw, of Huddersfield traffic police, said: “He was lucky to escape serious head injuries as his helmet came off with the impact.’’