Person in hospital after serious crash closes main road in Yorkshire town

A person has been taken to hospital after a serious crash closed a main road in Harrogate.

A person has been taken to hospital after a serious crash closed a main road in Harrogate <i>(Image: Supplied)</i>

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A person has been taken to hospital after a serious crash closed a main road in North Yorkshire.

Police, paramedics and firefighters were called to the scene at the junction of Skipton Road and St John’s Road in Harrogate shortly before 9am on Friday (October 16).

Yorkshire Ambulance Service said one person was taken to hospital after the crash.

In a statement on Friday afternoon, the ambulance service said: “We received an emergency call at 8.56am this morning to report a road traffic incident at the junction of Skipton Road and St John’s Road in Harrogate.

“An ambulance and a team leader were dispatched to the scene and one patient was conveyed to hospital.”

North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service said its crew administered oxygen to the person after the crash until the ambulance service arrived.

"Crews remained on scene to make the vehicle safe using small tools to isolate the battery," a service spokesperson said.

North Yorkshire Police said it closed the road in both directions between the A59/A61 roundabout and the Bilton roundabout after the crash.