A 20-year-old man has died following a collision on the A19 in North Yorkshire involving a coach and a Vauxhall Corsa. Emergency services were called to the A19 (York Road) between Thirsk and Easingwold at approximately 6.45pm on Saturday, November 14.
North Yorkshire Police confirmed that a silver Vauxhall Corsa travelling southbound and a coach heading in the opposite direction collided near the village of Thirkleby. The driver of the Corsa, a 20-year-old man, died as a result of the collision.
Passenger hospitalised
The passenger of the Corsa, another man in his 20s, sustained serious injuries and was taken to hospital. No serious injuries were reported among the occupants of the coach.
A spokesperson for the force said: "We are appealing to anyone who was travelling in either direction and may have seen either vehicle prior to the collision, witnessed the collision, or has any dashcam footage of the vehicles before or of the collision, to get in touch."
Appeal for information
Anyone with information is asked to email SCIU@northyorkshire.police.uk or call 101 and pass information for incident number 12260224121.
The road was closed to allow emergency services to attend the scene, enable collision investigators to carry out their examination, and facilitate the recovery of the vehicles. The A19 York Road remains closed while emergency services await the removal of the coach.
This marks the second fatality on the A19 in the region over the weekend, following the death of a man in his 30s who was struck by an ambulance near Sunderland.
