North Yorkshire Police are appealing for witnesses following a fatal road traffic collision near Settle.
The collision took place at about 3.45pm yesterday on the A65 at the junction with the B6480 at Buckhaw Brow.
It involved two vehicles - a blue Volkswagen Tiguan, which was towing a small single-axle trailer, and a green Skoda Yeti.
A 74-year-old man from the Ingleton area, the driver of the Tiguan, was taken by ambulance to Airedale Hospital but sadly passed away a short time later.
The road remained closed for about six hours for police collision investigators to examine the scene. It reopened at 10pm.
Police are keen to speak with anyone who witnessed the incident or saw either the Volkswagen or the Skoda prior to the collision.
If you have any information that may help the investigation, please call 101, select option two, and ask for Andrew Ingram, or e-mail andrew.ingram@northyorkshire.pnn.police.uk quoting reference number 12170095873.
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