A FATAL road collision occurred near Settle when two cars crashed.

The collision took place at approximately 3.45pm on Friday (June 2) on the A65 at the junction with the B6480 at Buck Haw Brow.

It involved two vehicles, a blue Volkswagen Tiguan which was towing a small single axle trailer and a green Skoda Yeti.

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A 74-year-old man from the Ingleton area, the driver of the Tiguan, was taken by land ambulance to Airedale Hospital but died a short time later.

The road remained closed for around six hours for police collision investigators to examine the scene. It reopened at 10pm.

Police are keen to speak with anyone who witnessed the incident or saw either the Volkswagen or the Skoda prior to the collision.