Police are appealing for witnesses after a car left the road and landed on its roof as the 24-year-old man inside was pronounced dead at the scene.

The incident happened just after 7am on Sunday March 13 when officers attended a report of a vehicle that had left the road near Upper Poppleton between the junctions of Newlands Lane and Hodgson Lane near York.

A grey Peugeot 208 was located which had left the road and had come to rest on its roof beside the road.

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Police say a 24-year-old man inside the car was sadly pronounced dead at the scene.

A spokesperson for North Yorkshire Police said: “Police are appealing for any witnesses who may have driven past the location where the vehicle left the road, or seen the vehicle prior to the collision taking place – including any dashcam footage – to contact TC 917 Jon Moss at North Yorkshire Police, by calling 101 or emailing jon.moss@northyorkshire.police.uk. Please quote reference 12220042937 when passing information."

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