QUEUES are mounting in a major road after a crash involving a car and a van in North Yorkshire.

John Metcalf Way, close to Rudding Park in Harrogate, has closed in both directions after a crash at around 3.40pm today.

According to a spokesperson for North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service: "Crews assisted to extricate a casualty from vehicle using cutting equipment. The casualty was left in care of paramedics."

Traffic is currently queueing in both directions from Pannal Road to Haggs Road.

More to follow.