Woman suffers serious head injury after collision with a taxi in York

A woman was seriously hurt in a collision with a taxi in York.

It happened at the junction of Scarcroft Road and Scott Street at 4.40pm on Thursday (1 July).

The woman pedestrian was in collision with a grey coloured taxi. She was taken by ambulance to York Hospital with a serious head injury.

The stretch of road was closed for an hour while officers investigated the scene and local diversions were put in place by police.

Officers are appealing for witnesses to the collision to get in touch urgently to assist the investigation.

In particular, they are keen to hear from anyone who may have CCTV or dashcam footage of the incident.

If you can help, please contact North Yorkshire Police, details below.

How to help the police

• Call North Yorkshire Police on 101, select option 2 and ask for Mike Rowan
• Email Mike Rowan here
• Quote reference number 12210151096