Man dies and three injured in two-car crash
North Yorkshire Police said officers were sent to Sheriff Hutton Road at 23:10 BST on Saturday
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A man died and three people were hospitalised following a collision between two cars near York on Saturday night, police said.
The fatally injured 44-year-old was a passenger in a Toyota Hilux travelling southbound on Sheriff Hutton Road, between Sheriff Hutton and Strensall.
Emergency services were called to reports of a "serious collision" at 23:10 BST, according to North Yorkshire Police.
A black Land Rover Defender travelling northbound was the second vehicle involved. The driver of the Hilux and both occupants of the Land Rover were seriously injured, the force said.
Police appealed for witnesses to the crash, adding that the road was closed as a result of the incident until Sunday afternoon.
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