The occupants of two cars escaped without serious injury after a crash on the A64.

A Ford Ka ended up in a ditch after being in collision with a Ford Focus on the A64 at the Towthorpe junction at around 2.30pm yesterday.

A spokeswoman for North Yorkshire Police said: "An ambulance was called to the scene, but nobody received serious or life-threatening injuries."

Updated: 10:58 Friday, June 22, 2001