A FOUR-CAR pile-up caused traffic chaos on the A64 last night when part of the road had to be closed for three hours.
One victim was taken to York Hospital after the smash at about 6.30pm yesterday, which caused huge tailbacks on the dual carriageway between York and Tadcaster.
Traffic came to a halt, and police were forced to close the westbound carriageway until 9.30pm while debris was cleared from the road.
Police believe one car overturned and three others piled into it.
Firefighters were called to the scene but did not have to free any trapped passengers.
Several ambulances attended the accident and one patient was taken to hospital with minor injuries.
Emergency service staff worked for some time to clear debris from the scene before traffic was allowed to travel normally.
Police said the cars involved were a Fiat, a Ford Focus, a Peugeot and a Ford Mondeo.
Updated: 09:38 Wednesday, March 01, 2006
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