Two crashes close North Yorkshire roads with severe delays

Summarised from 3 outlets · 7 reports · Updated 30 Oct, 21:16 · Archive

Two vehicles crashed on the A64 near Rillington in North Yorkshire on Friday, closing the road both ways and causing severe delays.

Two vehicles crashed on the A64 near Rillington in North Yorkshire on Friday afternoon, blocking the road both ways and causing severe delays for motorists.

North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service attended the scene at 3.30pm. One person was helped out of a vehicle by paramedics, while two other people were already outside the vehicles when crews arrived. Fire crews made the vehicles safe using small tools and then left the incident with police on scene.

North Yorkshire Police urged drivers to avoid the area. A force spokesperson said at 4.30pm: "Thank you for your patience, we hope to have the road clear in the next hour subject to vehicle recovery."

Traffic was moving "very slowly" along the route, according to the AA. An eye-witness reported being diverted from the A64 to the A169 and stuck in queuing traffic. "I can see a number of blue lights in the distance and the traffic is chaotic," he said. "It must be a bad crash as everyone is being turned round now and diverted via Kirkby Misperton."

Separately, foggy conditions led to motorists driving through road closure signs on the A169 near Low Marishes between Pickering and Malton, which had also been closed following a serious collision. Police asked motorists to find alternative routes while emergency services worked at that scene.

How it is being reported

• Motorists drive through road closure signs during fog and after crashDIFFICULT driving conditions are leading to motorists driving through road closure signs following a serious accident on a main road in North Yorkshire.York Press · 30 Oct, 20:42
• Motorists drive through road closure signs during fog and after crashDIFFICULT driving conditions are leading to motorists driving through road closure signs following a serious accident on a main road in North Yorkshire.Gazette & Herald (Malton) · 30 Oct, 20:42
• Major North Yorkshire road blocked after two vehicles crash - police on sceneTwo vehicles have crashed on the A64 near Rillington with emergency services called to the scene.Gazette & Herald (Malton) · 30 Oct, 17:39
• Major North Yorkshire road blocked after two vehicles crash - police on sceneTwo vehicles have crashed on the A64 near Rillington with emergency services called to the scene.The Press (York) · 30 Oct, 17:39
• LIVE - major road through North Yorkshire closed after crash - long delaysMotorists are being reminded of severe delays along a main North Yorkshire road following a crash.Gazette & Herald (Malton) · 30 Oct, 16:08
• LIVE: Motorists warned of blocked North Yorkshire road after crashMotorists are being reminded of severe delays along a main North Yorkshire road following a crash.The Press (York) · 30 Oct, 16:08
• Chaos on North Yorkshire main roads as two closed amid separate incidentsTWO main roads in North Yorkshire are currently closed due to separate serious incidents.Gazette & Herald (Malton) · 30 Oct, 15:55

In this story: A64 · Rillington · North Yorkshire · North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service · North Yorkshire Police · A169 · Pickering · Malton

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