A mother, teenage girl and six-year-old boy have been killed after being involved in a crash with a double decker bus in Ripon.
North Yorkshire Police are asking members of the public to check their dashcam footage if they were near the incident at 2.20pm on Sunday (September 3).
The incident happened on the A61 between Ripon and South Stainley between three vehicles.
A Vauxhall and a Toyota were travelling south towards Ripley when they collided with a double-decker bus travelling the other way.
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Sadly, all three occupants of the Vauxhall Meriva, a woman in her 30s, a teenage girl and a six-year-old boy, died following the collision.
The bus driver was taken to hospital with leg injuries and some of their passengers were also treated for minor injuries.
A North Yorkshire spokesperson said: "Police are appealing for witnesses and dashcam footage following a fatal collision near South Stainley in the Ripon area in which a woman and two children died.
"It happened at around 2.20pm on Sunday, September 3 on the A61 between South Stainley and Ripley.
"The collision involved a silver Vauxhall Meriva, a blue Toyota Aygo and a double-decker bus.
"The Vauxhall and Toyota were travelling south towards Ripley and the bus was travelling in the opposite direction.
"Sadly, all three occupants of the Vauxhall Meriva, a woman in her 30s, a teenage girl and a six-year-old boy, died following the collision. Their next of kin have been informed and are receiving specialist support.
"The driver of the bus was taken to hospital with leg injuries, some of the bus passengers sustained minor injuries and were taken to hospital, and the two people in the Toyota were not injured.
"Officers are appealing to anyone who saw any of the vehicles prior to the collision or witnessed the collision to get in touch if they have not already spoken to officers.
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"They are also appealing to anyone who may have dashcam footage of the vehicles travelling along the A61 prior to the collision or of the collision itself, to get in touch.
"If you can help the investigation, please email Julie.brown@northyorkshire.police.uk or call North Yorkshire Police on 101 and pass information for incident 12230166439
"The road was closed to allow all emergency services to attend to the collision and for investigators to examine the scene. It reopened at around 11.30pm."
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