Van driver arrested over Broughton double fatal crash

The driver of the Mercedes van has been arrested over the double fatal crash

A van driver has been arrested after two people died and a woman was left with serious injuries in a crash.

A Mercedes van and a Nissan Juke crashed on the A59 at Broughton near Skipton, North Yorkshire, on Friday evening.

North Yorkshire Police said a man and woman who were in the Juke were pronounced dead at the scene, and a woman in the van was seriously injured.

The van driver remains in custody, the force said.

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