TWO people suffered serious injuries after their car crashed into a bus stop.

The collision occurred around 4.45pm on Friday June 4 when a red Suzuki Swift car was travelling south on the B6164 from Knaresborough towards Wetherby.

The vehicle left the road when travelling through the village of Kirk Deighton and collided with a stone bus shelter.

The driver, a 75-year-old woman from Wetherby and the passenger, a 51-year-old man also from Wetherby, both sustained serious injuries and were taken to hospital for treatment.

North Yorkshire Police is appealing for anyone who witnessed the crash or saw the vehicle prior to it to contact them.

Call 101 and ask for TC161 Steve Wood or email: steven.wood@northyorkshire.police.uk.