A man in his fifties has died following a car crash in Bolton Abbey on New Year's Day.
The driver was travelling along the B6160 from Barden at around 12.50pm on Wednesday, January 1 at the time of the incident.
He was in a silver Toyota MR2 convertible, and paramedics pronounced him dead at the scene. No other cars were involved.
Police closed the road for more than six hours to allow a full investigation to take place into the death of the man from Nelson, Lancashire.
Officers are now appealing for anyone with information to come forward, and have said that the Toyota has a distinctive maroon coloured soft-top roof.
Anyone who can help the investigation is asked to contact North Yorkshire Police on 101, select option 1 and pass the information over to the Force Control Room quoting reference number 12200000350, or email MCIT@northyorkshire.pnn.police.uk.
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