An 11-year-old boy has died and five members of his family are in hospital after a crash on the A64.

The family, from Bradford, was in one of three vehicles that crashed at Grimston Bar, on the eastern edge of York, at 1.30pm on Monday.

A man has been arrested and has now been released on bail.

Police this afternoon said they had had a good response to their appeal for witnesses, but still ask for more to come forward, particularly anyone who has dash-cam footage.

The crash involved a white Peugeot drop-sided van which was towing a trailer, a silver Vauxhall Zafira and a grey Porsche.

A North Yorkshire Police spokeswoman said the vehicles were travelling in the same direction and were in lane two when the crash happened.

She said: "The Peugeot and the Zafira are believed to have been stationary in heavy traffic at the time of the collision.

"Six people from Bradford - a man and woman and their four children were in the Vauxhall Zafira. The woman and the four children were injured, and tragically, one of the children, an 11-year-old boy, was pronounced dead when he arrived at hospital. The woman and three other children sustained serious but believed non-life-threatening injuries."

The Peugeot van driver was taken to hospital with minor injuries.

The Porsche driver, a man in his forties, sustained minor injuries and was arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving.

He remains in police custody.

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Police urge any witnesses or anyone with dash-cam footage to come forward.

Sergeant Julian Pearson of North Yorkshire Police Roads Policing Group, said: "The traffic was heavy on the A64 at the time and it's possible that there will have been motorists, especially hauliers, who could have dash-cam footage of either the traffic situation in the moments before the crash, or have footage of the collision itself.

"I urge them, or anyone else who witnessed the collision or saw any of the vehicles involved prior to the crash, to contact us."

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North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service confirmed three fire crews, from York and Huntington, were called to the scene by police, along with an incident support unit from Tadcaster, carrying heavy rescue gear.

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Anyone with information is asked to phone 101   and ask for the Major Collision Investigation Unit or to email Julian.Pearson@northyorkshire.pnn.police.uk and MCIT@northyorkshire.pnn.police.uk