A TEENAGE girl suffered serious neck and head injuries following a collision with a blue Ford Fiesta after stepping off a bus with four other students.

Police said the 17-year-old, from Ripon, was taken to Leeds General Infirmary following the incident in Farnham Lane, Farnham, near Knaresborough, at 4.40pm yesterday. Another 16-year-old girl from Boroughbridge, was taken to Harrogate District Hospital, but later released.

Updated: 11:53 Thursday, November 21, 2002