TWO children who died in a car crash on the M62 near Eggborough have been named by police.

Ahmadeesaa Motara, who was two-months-old, was killed along with his sister, 19-month-old Asmaa Motara.

The children were in a Honda Jazz car with their mother and father at 3.30pm on Sunday, September 3, when the car left the westbound carriageway near the A19 junction with Whitley Bridge and crashed.

The youngsters, from West Yorkshire, were taken to hospital and were pronounced dead the following day.

Their mother, aged in her 20s, was also taken to hospital in a serious condition.

The father, also aged in his 20s, who is believed to have been driving, was treated for minor injuries.

Officers are still appealing for information from other motorists and are gathering any dashcam footage. Phone police on 101 or e-mail hamish.halloway@northyorkshire.pnn.police.uk and quote incident number 12170157953.