A biker has died in a three-vehicle crash also involving a bus in North Yorkshire last night (Saturday).
It happened at about 7.20pm on the B1222 between South Milford and Sherburn-in-Elmet.
A green Kawasaki motorcycle heading towards Squire’s Café from Sherburn-in-Elmet collided with a silver Volvo travelling in the same direction and an Arriva double-decker bus heading in the opposite direction.
Sadly, the motorcyclist was sadly pronounced deceased at the scene. His family have been informed.
A North Yorkshire Police spokesperson said: “The road was closed for a number of hours while emergency services responded to the incident, and to allow for forensic collision investigations to take place.
“The road was re-opened around 6.30am this morning. Our thanks go to members of the public who stopped to assist at the scene.”
Anyone who may have seen any of the vehicles involved prior to the collision, has relevant CCTV or dashcam footage, or witnessed the collision and hasn’t yet spoke with officers is asked to contact police on the numbers below.
How to help the police
- Call North Yorkshire Police on 101, select option 2 and ask for the Major Collision Investigation Team
- Email the MCIT team here
- Quote reference number 12240153644