A MAN has been cut from a vehicle and taken to hospital by air ambulance after two cars and a lorry crashed on a major road in North Yorkshire today (March 6).

Officers remain at the scene on the A170 at Brompton by Sawdon, near Scarborough.

The crash is believed to have taken place outside Brompton Hall School.

A spokesperson for North Yorkshire Police said: “Please avoid the area while we work at the scene, and find alternative routes for your journeys.”

Witnesses from the scene say traffic has started to build on side roads near to where the crash took place, as drivers are diverted.

A spokesperson for North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service said fire crews from Scarborough and Malton responded to the crash at 3.30pm today, which resulted in a man becoming trapped in a vehicle.

“The casualty was trapped by his injuries and was extricated from the vehicle by crews carrying out a full roof removal before being transported to hospital via air ambulance,” they said.

“The incident was left in the hands of the police.”