Malton firefighters lay wreath in tribute to A64 crash victims

Crews were called out to the fatal collision between two vehicles last month.

Author: May NormanPublished 8th Sep 2021

Firefighters who were called out to the car crash on the A64 last month which killed a woman and two children returned to the scene last night (Tuesday, 7 September) to lay a wreath.

Crews from Malton attended the collision which happened at Flaxton between York and Malton.

A motorhome and a lorry collided opposite Jinnah restaurant near Harton at round 8pm on August 24, 2021.

Three of the passengers in the motorhome, a 44 year old woman, a nine year old girl and a five year old boy, were all sadly pronounced dead at the scene.

The fourth passenger, a six year old boy, was taken to hospital with a serious head injury.

The driver of the Motor home, a 48 year old man, was taken to hospital with serious but not believed to be life threatening, injuries.

The driver of the HGV was un-injured.

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