Man in his 80s killed in Skipton crash
Police say a car left the road and collided with 80-year-old man and an 82-year-old woman who were visiting from West Yorkshire
Police have launched an investigation into a fatal collision in Skipton.
At around 3.45pm on Wednesday 22 March, two cars – a silver Subaru Forester and a silver Toyota Avensis were involved in a collision on Belmont Bridge on Swadford Street in Skipton.
The collision resulted in one of the cars leaving the road, which then collided with two pedestrians, an 80-year-old man and an 82-year-old woman who were visiting the area from West Yorkshire.
The male pedestrian died at the scene.
The female pedestrian was taken to Airedale Hospital with head injuries. She has since been discharged from hospital and is being cared for by family and supported by specially trained officers.
A man in his 80’s who was driving one of the vehicles involved, has been arrested in relation to the collision.
He has since been released under investigation as enquiries continue.
Officers from the Major Collision Investigation Team are appealing for any witnesses who have not yet spoken to police to get in touch.
Officers would particularly like to speak to anyone who may have captured dash cam footage of the incident.