POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a woman was thrown from her horse after it was spooked by a car.
The rider was injured on the B6265 between Ripon and Pateley Bridge, near the village of Sawley, at about 1.30pm on Tuesday, July 25.
A small red hatchback car travelling towards Pateley Bridge, overtook a tractor which was towing a trailer carrying bales of hay. As it did so, two horses being ridden in the opposite direction became spooked and one threw its rider.
A woman was thrown from her horse following an incident near Sawley Moor Lane, Ripon. Picture: Google
The driver of the red car returned and apologised, but left the scene, near the junction with Sawley Moor Lane, without leaving any details.
The injured rider, a woman in her 30s, was taken by the Yorkshire Air Ambulance to Leeds General Infirmary, where she received treatment for her injuries before being discharged later that day.
TC Rob Roberts, of Harrogate Roads Policing Group, said: “I need to speak to the drivers of the red hatchback car and the tractor, in order to establish the full circumstances behind this incident.
“I would also like to hear from anyone who saw any of the vehicles involved.”
Anyone with information that could assist the investigation should contact North Yorkshire Police on 101, quoting reference number NYP-25072017-0272 or email;rob.roberts@northyorkshire.pnn.police.uk.
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