Man in his 20s dies following crash near Malton

The man - in his 20s - was driving a black MGB on the unclassified road between Back Lane and Scarlet Balk Lane near Settrington when it was involved in the collision with a silver Mitsubishi Outlander at around 5.15pm yesterday.

He was pronounced dead at the scene.

The driver of the Mitsubishi was airlifted to hospital and later discharged.

Police are appealing for anyone who saw or has dash-cam footage of either of the cars - which were travelling in opposite directions - before the crash, or who saw what happened, to get in touch.

Anyone with any information should contact North Yorkshire Police on 101, select option two and ask for the Major Collision Investigation Team.

They can also email [email protected], quoting incident number 12200171579.

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