POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a car crashed into a post box.

At around 7.40pm on Saturday, December 28, a black Ford Fiesta was travelling along Oatlands Road in Harrogate, when the driver had to swerve to avoid a silver hatchback coming in the opposite direction while overtaking a silver Vauxhall Astra.

The driver then lost control and hit a post box on the other side of the road. The driver and two passengers were treated for minor injuries.

Anyone with information call North Yorkshire Police on 101.

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