Police are appealing for dashcam footage after a serious crash led to a man in his 70s being freed from his car by firefighters.

Emergency services were alerted to a collision involving two cars on the East Layton Junction of the A66 near Mainsgill Farm Shop, North Yorkshire, at 8:30pm on Tuesday (October 10).

It involved a red Suzuki Splash car that was heading south on Moor Lane towards the A66 from East Layton, and a yellow Ford Transit van that was heading east in the direction of Scotch Corner.

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The driver of the Suzuki, a man aged in his 70s, had to be freed from the vehicle by firefighters before being taken to hospital by ambulance. His injuries are not believed to be life-threatening.

Following the incident, a large portion of the road was closed for several hours, before re-opening at 12:30am on Wednesday morning.

Motorists were warned to avoid the area and diversions by National Highways were put in place whilst police attended the scene.

Now, officers are appealing to the public who were in the area at the time to provide dashcam footage of the accident to assist enquiries.

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North Yorkshire Police said: "If you can help, please email peter.keenen@northyorshire.police.uk or call North Yorkshire Police on 101, select option 2, and ask for Peter Keenen.

"Please quote reference number 12230192820 when providing details."