Renewed appeal after elderly woman dies in hospital following collision

The 83-year-old died from her injuries on Tuesday evening (27th August)

Author: Tom HailePublished 29th Aug 2024

North Yorkshire Police are appealing for witnesses and dashcam footage following a fatal collision on the A6108 close to West Tanfield Cricket Club.

It happened at about 2.30pm last Saturday (24th August) and involved a blue Suzuki motorcycle being ridden by a man in his 60s from Harrogate and a pedestrian, an 83-year-old woman, from the Hambleton area.

She was airlifted to hospital for emergency treatment but sadly died on Tuesday evening. Her family are being supported while police enquiries continue.

The motorcycle rider was not injured.

The road was closed until 7.15pm on Saturday while emergency services responded to the incident, and to allow for forensic collision investigations to take place.

Anyone who may have relevant CCTV or dashcam footage or witnessed the collision and hasn't yet spoken with officers, is asked to email MCIT@northyorkshire.police.uk.

Or contact North Yorkshire Police on 101, select option 2, and ask for the Major Collision Investigation Team.

Please quote reference number 12240154036 when providing details.

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