A WOMAN was airlifted to hospital after a three-vehicle crash on the A64 in North Yorkshire.
The incident – which left three people injured - happened at 4.39pm yesterday at Crambeck, near Malton.
A spokeswoman for the North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service said they sent three appliances, including two from Malton, to the incident.
Firefighters used hydraulic cutting equipment to cut free a woman from one of the vehicles and she was taken to York Hospital by air ambulance.
A further two patients were taken by ambulance to York Hospital.
A spokesman for North Yorkshire Police said all three of the patients received treatment for cuts and bruises and none of the injuries are thought to be serious. A spokeswoman for the Yorkshire ambulance service said they sent an ambulance, a rapid response vehicle and an emergency car practitioner to the incident.
A stretch of the A64 was closed for about two hours as the vehicles were cleared and investigations into the cause of the collision got underway.
Anyone with any information about the crash is asked to contact North Yorkshire Police on 0845 60 60 247.
More to follow.
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