A 20-year-old man has died and another man has been seriously injured following a collision between a car and a coach near Thirsk.
The collision happened at around 6.45pm on Saturday, November 14, near the village of Thirkleby, south of Thirsk.
North Yorkshire Police said a silver Vauxhall Corsa, which was travelling south, collided with a coach travelling in the opposite direction.
The driver of the Corsa, a 20-year-old man, died in the collision.
His passenger, another man in his 20s, suffered serious injuries and was taken to hospital.
Police said no serious injuries had been reported among the occupants of the coach.
The road was closed while emergency services attended the scene and specialist collision investigators carried out their enquiries.
Officers remained at the scene while arrangements were made to recover the coach.
North Yorkshire Police has launched an appeal for witnesses and dashcam footage as it investigates the circumstances surrounding the collision.
A spokesperson said: “We are appealing to anyone who was travelling in either direction and may have seen either vehicle prior to the collision, witnessed the collision, or has any dashcam footage of the vehicles before or of the collision, to get in touch.”
Anyone with information is asked to email SCIU@northyorkshire.police.uk or call 101, quoting incident number 12260224121.
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