A man has died in a crash on a North Yorkshire road.
YorkMix reported earlier today that a serious crash closed the sliproad which connects the A168 to the A1M at junction 49 near Dishforth.
Now North Yorkshire Police have confirmed that it was a fatal collision and are appealing for anyone with information to come forward.
Crash location
A man in his 20s was driving a blue BMW 1 Series which crashed on the southbound sliproad.
It happened at around 11.55pm yesterday and no other vehicles were believed to be involved.
A North Yorkshire Police spokesperson said: “We attended along with ambulance and air ambulance teams, and sadly the man was pronounced dead despite our best efforts.
“We’re appealing for witnesses and dashcam footage of the collision or the vehicle in the moments leading up to it.”
If you can help and have not yet spoken to officers, you’re asked to contact [email protected] quoting incident reference 12250106381.