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18
May
Police appeal for witnesses after serious head-on collision near Harrogate
A woman was airlifted to hospital this afternoon (May 18) following a serious head-on collision near Harrogate.
North Yorkshire Police is appealing for witnesses and dashcam footage of the incident, which happened at around 12.30pm on the A661 Harrogate road between Spofforth and the Kestrel roundabout.
It involved a black Peugeot 508 that was heading towards the A658 roundabout, and a black Lexus IS300 that was travelling towards Wetherby.
The Lexus came to rest at the bottom of an embankment.
The woman driving the Peugeot was airlifted to hospital with serious injuries. A woman passenger in the Peugeot was taken to hospital by ambulance for treatment.
The man driving the Lexus was also taken to hospital for medical checks.
The scene was closed to traffic with diversions to allow the emergency services to work safely at the scene.
It reopened just before 5pm.
Police are urging witnesses or motorists with relevant dashcam footage to come forward.
Anyone with information should contact Mike.Halstead@northyorkshire.police.uk or call 101 and ask for Mike Halstead. The reference NYP-18052025-0201 should be quoted when providing details.
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