A woman is in a critical condition after a car crashed into a garage yesterday.
Police are appealing for witnesses and video footage following the serious single-vehicle collision near Tame Bridge, between Stokesley and Hutton Rudby.
It happened just before 8am on Monday.
A black 24-reg Kia Sportage SUV travelling from Seamer to Tame Bridge left the road and collided with a detached garage, which had a blue Ford Focus car inside.
The driver and sole occupant of the Sportage, a woman in her early 40s, had to be freed from the vehicle by firefighters and given emergency treatment by paramedics.
She was taken to hospital by ambulance where she is in a critical condition.
Police say her family have been informed about the incident and are receiving support.
A North Yorkshire Police spokesperson added: “The detached garage and Ford Focus were extensively damaged in the collision.
“Thankfully, there was no one at the address at the time of the incident.
“While the damaged building has been checked by a structural engineer, people are advised to keep away from the property for safety reasons.
Along with witnesses, we are also appealing for relevant dashcam, cycle-cam, CCTV and doorbell footage that may have captured the incident or the Sportage as it approached the location from the direction of Seamer.
“Disappointingly, some cyclists ignored the road closure signs that were put in place while the emergency services worked at the scene until it reopened just after 1pm.
“Such closures are for everyone – motorists, pedestrians and cyclists included.”
A spokesperson for North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service said: “Crews from Stokesley, Ripon and an appliance from our colleagues in Cleveland responded to a two-vehicle road traffic collision where a vehicle had struck a building and a stationary car.
“Crews used stabilisation equipment to make the vehicle safe and then used hydraulic cutting equipment to create space to remove the female casualty safely under the instruction of air ambulance staff.
“Crews left the incident in the hands of police and the electricity board who were notified of the solar panels on the collapsed roof.
“The female driver was taken to hospital for her injuries.”
If you can help the investigation, email Mark.Patterson@northyorkshire.police.uk and
Peter.Keenen@northyorkshire.police.uk quoting reference 12240125540.
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