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Aug 2021
Last Updated: 26/08/2021
89-year-old man dies after three-vehicle Harrogate district crash
Police are appealing for witnesses or anyone with dashcam footage to get in touch following the incident on the busy A59 near Moor Monkton at about 5.10pm yesterday.
An 89-year-old man has died following a three-vehicle collision on the A59 near Moor Monkton yesterday.
Police are appealing for witnesses and dashcam footage of the crash, which took place at about 5.10pm and led to lengthy tailbacks.
The 89-year-old man, who has not been named, was driving a red Audi A3 towards York. The man, who was from York, was taken to hospital and died.
A black Audi Q5 and a silver Mini, which were travelling in the opposite direction towards Harrogate, were also involved in the incident.
The driver of the Mini sustained minor injuries and the driver of the Audi Q5 was uninjured.
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North Yorkshire Police is appealing to anyone travelling along the A59 in both directions who has not already spoken to the police to contact them if they saw any of the vehicles prior to the collision or if they witnessed the incident.
Anyone with information, or dashcam footage, can contact Traffic Sergeant Mark Patterson via email at mark.patterson@northyorkshire.police.uk, or call 101, select option 2 and ask for Mark Patterson or Matthew Harvey.
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