Police have launched an investigation after dangerous driving near York.
It happened at 3.55pm on Sunday (26 July) near the closed down Jinnah restaurant, between Flaxton and Barton Hill.
A red Seat car was tailgating a Volvo XC40, as they both drove towards Scarborough.
Former Jinnah restaurant, A64
According to police, the Seat was “using the horn and flashing its lights, before overtaking along the grass verge of the central reservation and driving into the Volvo causing it damage and to swerve into the other lane”.
The Seat then drove off at speed overtaking and undertaking other vehicles.
Police are asking for any witnesses to the crash, anyone who may have seen the vehicles prior to the collision, or anyone with relevant dashcam footage, to contact them.
How to help the police
- Email Craig Hardcastle
- Report via the North Yorkshire Police website here
- Via live chat on the website, available Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm
- Call North Yorkshire Police on 101
- Contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or via the website
- Quote reference number 12260143137
