Woman and two children killed when motorhome and HGV crash on A-road

Woman, 44, nine-year-old girl and five-year-old boy are killed when motorhome and HGV crash on A-road

  • The three were passengers as vehicles collided on the A64 near York on Tuesday
  • A boy, six, suffered a serious head injury and a man, 48, is also hurt in hospital
  • Lorry driver not injured in the crash, said a North Yorkshire Police spokesman 

A woman and two children have died in a crash involving a motorhome and a lorry.

North Yorkshire Police said the 44-year-old woman, a nine-year-old girl and a five-year-old boy were passengers in the grey motorhome which was in collision with a white HGV on the A64, near York, on Tuesday night.

A spokeswoman said a six-year-old boy, who was also travelling in the motorhome, suffered a serious head injury, and the driver, a 48-year-old man, was also taken to hospital with serious injuries which are not thought to be life-threatening.

The lorry driver was not injured, she added.

A woman and two children have died in a crash involving a motorhome and a lorry

North Yorkshire Police said the 44-year-old woman, a nine-year-old girl and a five-year-old boy were passengers in the grey motorhome which was in collision with a white HGV on the A64, near York, on Tuesday night

She said: ‘The tragic incident happened at around 8pm near Jinnah Restaurant and involved a white HGV and a grey motorhome.

‘The road was closed between Barton-le-Willows and Flaxton for several hours while emergency services worked at the scene. It reopened at 6.45am today (Wednesday).

‘Anyone who witnessed the incident or has any dashcam footage of the incident, or was travelling in the area at the time, is asked to contact police.’

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