Man who died in crash near Moor Monkton named by police
89 year-old Michael Rowbottom died after the crash on Wednesday 25 August.
Last updated 7th Sep 2021
Police have named a man from York - who died in a crash on the A59 near Moor Monkton last month.
89 year-old Michael Rowbottom died in hospital after the crash - which involved three vehicles - on Wednesday 25 August.
Michael was previously headmaster for a number of years at English Martyrs school in York until his retirement in the early 1990s.
Officers are continuing to appeal for anyone with information to come forward.
In a statement, North Yorkshire Police said: "We are continuing to appeal to anyone who was in the area at the time of the collision and has any information to get in touch.
"The collision happened at around 5.10pm on Wednesday 25 August and involved three vehicles – a red Audi A3 travelling towards York, and a black Audi Q5 and a silver Mini, both of which were travelling in the opposite direction.
"Michael, who was driving the Audi A3, was taken to hospital but sadly died.
"If you think you have any info that could help our investigation please email Traffic Sergeant Mark Patterson at mark.patterson@northyorkshire.police.uk, or call 101, select option 2 and ask for Mark Patterson or Matthew Harvey.
"Please quote incident number 12210188817 when providing any information."