FOUR people have died in a crash in North Yorkshire, police revealed this morning.

The collision took place on Friday afternoon on the A64 near Scampston between Malton and Scarborough and involved a Suzuki Ignis saloon car and a HGV.

The Suzuki was travelling towards Scarborough and the lorry was travelling in the opposite direction when they collided at 3.40pm.

The four occupants of the Suzuki, two men aged 58 and 63 and two women aged 57 and 60 died at the scene of the collision.

Two of the deceased – the 63 year-old man and the 60 year-old woman were from Scarborough, and the other man and woman were from Leeds.

The driver of the lorry, a 26-year-old man, was uninjured.

A second car, a Honda Jazz, sustained damaged from the debris from the collision.

Fire and rescue crews, road ambulances and an air ambulance were called to the scene. The road was closed in both directions to allow emergency services to deal with the collision and to allow collision investigators to examine the scene. It reopened early the next day.

Any witnesses to the collision and anyone who saw either of the vehicles prior to the crash are asked to contact North Yorkshire Police on 101, select option 2 and ask for Lee Cobb of the Major Collision Investigation Team. Or email Lee.Cobb@northyorkshire.pnn.police.uk