Police appeal for information after a serious collision near Harrogate
A motorcyclist is in a serious condition following the crash on the A59
Police appealing for witnesses and dashcam footage following a serious collision on the A59 at Hampsthwaite near Harrogate.
It happened at 7.50pm last night (14th August) at the junction with Burley Bank Road and involved a red motorcycle and a John Deere tractor.
The motorcyclist conducted an overtake of a vehicle and collided with the tractor. Following the incident the motorcyclist was taken to hospital where he is currently in a serious condition.
The tractor driver was uninjured and remained on scene to assist officers with their enquiries.
A section of the A59 was closed for several hours to allow investigation work to be carried out at the scene.
Witnesses who saw either the collision or the vehicles prior to the collision, or have dashcam footage, are asked to contact Chris Storey by emailing chris.storey@northyorkshire.police.uk or by calling North Yorkshire Police on 101.
Please quote NYP reference 12240147648 when passing on information.
If you wish to remain anonymous, you can pass information to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.