POLICE are re-issuing an appeal for witnesses after a serious collision has led to the death of a couple in their seventies.

The incident happened around 3.30pm on Wednesday, November 20 on the Fountains Abbey Road between Bishop Thornton and Markington, near Harrogate, at the ‘Drover’s Crossroads’.

It involved a yellow Fiat 500 which was travelling from Bishop Thornton towards Markington and a black VW Up which was travelling along Fountains Abbey Road from the direction of Ripley.

The occupants of the VW, a 74-year-old female driver and her 77-year-old husband, who was a passenger in the car, have now sadly died from their injuries in hospital.

The 47-year-old female driver of the Fiat was admitted to Harrogate District Hospital with serious injuries. Her 67-year-old mother who was a passenger in the same car, was also taken hospital, and both were later discharged.

Anyone with information call 101, press 2 and ask to speak to the Major Collision Investigation Team, quoting reference 12190213752.