A MOTORCYCLIST who died from his injuries 24 hours after a crash near Selby has been named by police.
North Yorkshire Police Ian Stewart was critically injured in a crash in Coldhill Lane on the outskirts of Sherburn-in-Elmet on Thursday afternoon.
A force spokesman said Mr Stewart, who was 63 and from Wakefield and is survived by his wife and two children, was hurt in a crash with a beige Skoda Octavia while riding his white BMW from the direction of Lotherton Hall towards Sherburn. Both vehicles were travelling in the same direction at about 1.45pm when the crash happened.
Anyone who saw either vehicle prior to the crash or the crash itself and has not already spoken to police should phone 101 or email mark.mullins@northyorkshire.pnn.police.uk quoting reference 12180195051.
The 26-year-old Leeds man who was driving the Skoda was arrested at the time of the incident and remains under investigation while enquiries continue.
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