Driver rescued after car crashes into a ditch off the A19

Driver rescued after car crashes into a ditch off the A19

Emergency services were called to a car which crashed off the A19 last night (Wednesday).

It happened near Knayton at10.14pm.

A North Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service spokesperson said: “Crews from Thirsk and Northallerton attended a single vehicle road traffic collision where a car had left the road and travelled through a field and come to rest in a ditch.

A19 at Knayton

“Crews used a triple extension ladder to assist the occupant from the vehicle.”