POLICE are appealing for help to piece together the cause of a road collision which left one person dead and another injured.

A 35-year-old woman was fatally injured as she was getting out of a Ford Sierra in Newbiggin, Malton, at about 7.45pm on Sunday.

The Sierra was hit by a blue Vauxhall Nova which was then hit by a blue Peugeot 306.

Another occupant of the Sierra, a 64-year-old man from Scotland, sustained minor injuries in the incident, but did not require hospital treatment.

Police are appealing for any witnesses to the collision or anybody who saw the manner in which the vehicles were being driven beforehand, to contact them on (01723) 509662.