AN elderly man died in a dual-carriageway crash in which his car is believed to have been travelling in the wrong direction.
The tragedy happened at around 6.20pm on Saturday on the A64 west-bound carriageway near to the junction with Grimston Bar, near York.
The collision involved a Mercedes A Class and a dark coloured Toyota Corolla, the latter believed to have been going the wrong way.
Both drivers were taken to Leeds General Infirmary with serious injuries and the driver of the Toyota Corolla, a 76-year-old local man, died in the early hours of Sunday.
The driver of the other vehicle, a 37-year-old man from Leeds, remains in Leeds General Infirmary.
The road was closed to allow emergency services to attend to the casualties and to allow collision investigators to examine the scene. It reopened 12.30am on Sunday.
Police are appealing for witnesses who saw the collision or either of the vehicles prior to it, to contact them on 101, select option two and ask for the Major Collison Investigation Team at Tadcaster Police Station or email mark.mullins@northyorkshire.pnn.police.uk
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