DETAILS of the two cars involved in a head-on crash that killed a woman and injured several other people have been released.

North Yorkshire Police has renewed their appeal for witnesses to help their investigation into the collision.

They want to speak to anyone who saw either car before the collision, or who saw the collision, or who has dashcam footage to contact them.

The two cars collided on the A19 York-Selby road just before 2pm on New Year's Eve.

Officers have now revealed that they were a black Kia and a black Audi.

They were travelling in opposite directions.

The woman was a passenger in one of the cars and was pronounced dead at the scene.

"The male driver of the vehicle was airlifted to James Cook Hospital in Middlesbrough with serious injuries," a force spokesman said.

"The four occupants of the other car were taken to hospital with less serious injuries.

"The road was closed to allow emergency services to attend to the casualties and to allow investigators to examine the scene."

They said the road remained shut at 5.50pm to allow the surface to be cleaned before it could be reopened, but it reopened later in the evening.

Any witnesses who have not already spoken to the police are asked to call 101 and pass information for incident 12190238470.