A MAN was today critically ill in hospital after being injured in a two-vehicle collision on the A19.

A 55-year-old male from the Middlesbrough area was driving a blue Peugeot 405 estate along the A19 York to Easingwold road, about half a mile south of the Tollerton crossroads, at 5.30pm yesterday, when it was involved on a collision with a blue Ford Escort van travelling in the opposite direction.

The Peugeot driver was taken to York Hospital suffering from serious injuries. The driver of the van, a 53-year-old male from the York area, was unhurt.

Updated: 14:00 Tuesday, July 01, 2003