Woman in a critical condition after a collision in North Yorkshire

North Yorkshire Police are appealing for witnesses and relevant video footage following a serious single-vehicle collision near Tame Bridge between Stokesley and Hutton Rudby.

It happened just before 8am today (15th July) when the black 24-reg Kia Sportage SUV was travelling from Seamer to Tame Bridge.

The vehicle left the road and collided with a detached garage which had a blue Ford Focus car inside.

The driver and sole occupant of the Sportage, a woman aged in her early 40s, had to be freed from the vehicle by firefighters and given emergency treatment by paramedics.

She was taken to hospital by ambulance where she is in a “critical” condition. Her family have been informed about the incident and are receiving support.

The detached garage and Ford Focus were extensively damaged in the collision. Thankfully, there was no one at the address at the time of the incident.

While the damaged building has been checked by a structural engineer, people are advised to keep away from the property for safety reasons.

Along with witnesses, officers are also appealing for relevant dashcam, cycle-cam, CCTV and doorbell footage that may have captured the incident or the Sportage as it approached the location from the direction of Seamer.

The force says some cyclists ignored the road closure signs that were put in place while the emergency services worked at the scene until it reopened just after 1pm.

Officers are reminding people that closures are for everyone.

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