A baby has been left seriously injured after a crash that closed the road for almost 12 hours on Friday (May 31).

Emergency services were called to the B6265, near the village of Fellbeck, between Glasshouses/Risplith at about 3.20pm, following reports of a two-vehicle collision.

It involved a Peugeot Boxer campervan with blue paintwork travelling towards Glasshouses, and a Volkswagen T-Roc, travelling in the opposite direction.

The occupants of the T-Roc, three adults, a teenager and a one-year-old baby sustained injuries ranging from slight to serious. The baby sustained serious injuries and remains in hospital.

The driver of the campervan sustained minor injuries.

The road was closed to allow treatment to the casualties, for investigators to examine the scene and to recover the vehicles.

It reopened at around 2.30am in the early hours of the Saturday morning (June 1)

The driver of the campervan was interviewed under caution and remains under investigation.

North Yorkshire Police are appealing for witnesses and dashcam footage of the incident. 

A spokesperson for the police force said: "We are appealing to anyone who saw either of the vehicles before the collision and to anyone who witnessed it, to get in touch.

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"We’re also appealing for anyone with dashcam footage of either of the vehicles before the collision and of the collision, to get in touch.

"If you can help our investigation, please email chris.storey@northyorkshire.police.uk or call 101 and pass information for TC Chris Storey in our Roads Policing Group.

"Please quote reference number 12240095990 when passing on information.