A lorry driver has been arrested following a crash in North Yorkshire today.

As reported on thepress.co.uk earlier, a lorry and a Fiat van collided at the junction of the A19 and A63 at Barlby, near Selby, this afternoon.

North Yorkshire Police say the driver of the HGV, a 50-year-old Bulgarian man who was driving a Spanish-registered lorry, has now been arrested in connection with the collision.

The driver of the van, a man in his 60s remains in a stable condition in York Hospital with serious injuries.

The road is expected to remain closed for the next three hours.

Any witnesses are asked to phone Tadcaster Road Policing Group on 0845 6060247.