Fylingdales: Motorcyclist dies after crash on A171 near Yorkshire village
A motorcyclist has died after a crash on a rural Yorkshire road between Whitby and Scarborough.
The incident happened shortly after 6pm on Tuesday (Sep 15) when the white Triumph Daytona motorcycle was involved in a crash with a black Volvo XC40 on the A171 near Helwath Beck.
North Yorkshire Police said the motorcyclist was a man in his 30s from the Whitby area. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
The driver of the Volvo - a woman in her 40s - sustained slight injuries but did not need hospital treatment, and has been interviewed under caution.
The force said both of the vehicles were travelling in the same direction - towards Scarborough - when the crash happened.
A statement from North Yorkshire Police said: “The road was closed to allow emergency services to work at the scene and to allow collision investigators to examine the scene and recover the vehicles. It reopened at 2am on September 16.
“Officers would like to thank the members of the public who stopped at the scene to help.
“We are appealing to witnesses who have not yet spoken to the police who saw either of the vehicles travelling along the A171 prior to the collision, or who witnessed the collision to come forward along with anyone who may have caught either vehicle on their dashcam before or during the collision.”
Anyone who can help is asked to email the serious collision investigation unit on [email protected] or call 101, quoting incident number 12260181610.