A TEENAGER who was killed when the car he was driving left a North Yorkshire road and hit a tree has been named by police.

Police said 17-year-old Russell Terrence Graham, from Whixley, between York and Knaresborough, had been the driver of the black Fiat Panda, which crashed in Station Road, Whixley.

The crash happened about 200 metres on the Whixley side of its junction with Langland Lane just after 7am on Friday.

Paramedics rushed to the scene, and tried to resuscitate the teenager but he was pronounced dead by a doctor.

Anyone who witnessed the crash, or saw the car being driven prior to it, is asked to call Traffic Constable 1264 Taylor on 01423 539474.

The driver who was killed in an accident on the A6055 between Knaresborough and Ferrensby at the weekend has been named as systems analyst Craig Anthony Pittaway, 29, of Church Lane, Knaresborough.

Updated: 11:46 Monday, March 04, 2002