"SOMEONE could be killed." That's the warning from a Cwmbran father whose daughter was involved in a motorbike crash after allegedly being chased by the police.

Norman Evans, of Maendy Way, Pontnewydd, said police action toward off-road bikers is "getting out of hand".

He claims his 15-year-old daughter, Kimberley, was involved in an accident after she was followed by police while riding her RT100 Yamaha motorbike with her boyfriend, Grant Elliot, along St Dial's Road, Cwmbran, on Easter Sunday.

Kimberley, who has been riding motorbikes since she was five-years-old, had taken the bike to her boyfriend's house to tighten the chain, before going riding with her dad the following day.

She said they were going along St Dial's Road at around 3.30pm, when they heard a car drive up close behind them.

"We thought it was a boy racer, but then the siren came on. I couldn't stop because they were right behind us and I was really frightened they would hit us," she said.

"We had to go about 30- to 40-miles per hour to try and get some space, if Grant put his hand back he could touch the car's bonnet."

The pair met another vehicle coming around the corner and crashed into a hedge, both falling from the bike.

Kimberley continued: "The police were already out of the car before we got up. They said we were really lucky. I was shook up, they took our details and then told us to push the bike home."

Mr Evans said he was angry the police didn't call an ambulance and took his daughter to the Royal Gwent to check for injuries, where she was given painkillers for pains in her neck and shoulder.

Mr Evans admitted his daughter should not have been riding on the road but said he visited the area of the incident and could see why she was unable to stop.

Mr Evans criticised the public's attitude that off-road bikers cause a nuisance and damage to areas where they ride.

"I have been riding on the mountains since I was ten and I am 44 now, and there is no more damage now than there was then," he said.

Mr Evans also criticised police efforts to tackle off bikers.

"This Operation Casso-wary is rubbish, why can't kids go on the mountain, there is no where else to go."

A spokesman for Gwent Police said: "We can confirm we have received a complaint regarding such an incident. This matter is currently being looked into and Gwent Police has voluntarily referred it to the Independent Police Complaints Commission."