A PEDESTRIAN has died after she was hit by a car which had left the road following a collision with another vehicle.

Cindy Jones, 62, from Ashford Drive, Stokesley, North Yorkshire, was pronounced dead at the scene of Saturday's incident.

A second pedestrian, a 69-year-old local man, was detained at The James Cook University Hospital, in Middlesbrough, suffering from minor injuries.

The accident happened at 5.10pm, on the B1365 Stokesley to Tanton road, when a black Audi heading towards Stokesley collided with a gold Mondeo heading in the opposite direction.

The Audi then left the road and struck Ms Jones, who was walking her dogs.

The road was closed for five hours and the air ambulance was called, but was not used to take patients to hospital.

In a separate incident 90 minutes earlier, a cyclist died in an accident with a Vauxhall Corsa near Leyburn, North Yorkshire.

The accident happened as the car pulled out of Hargill Road onto the main Harmby to Spennithorne Road.

The 44-year-old cyclist, thought to be a local man, died of head injuries.

Witnesses to either accident are asked to call 0845-60-60-247.

Meanwhile, a female biker who died on Saturday when her 850cc three-wheeler went straight over a road junction in County Durham was named by police last night.

Jane Boyd, from Stow, near Galashiels, in the Scottish Borders, had been camping at a bikers' rally, in a field near Fir Tree, County Durham, with her partner and friends.

The 50-year-old was alone on a black 850cc three-wheeler when she hit a road sign at Redgate Head, near Wolsingham.

Police believe the accident happened between midnight and 2am, although it was not reported until 2.40am.

She had been travelling on the B6297 from Tow Law, but it is not known why she drove over the B6296 into the sign. She is the third biker to die on or near Redgate Bank since July last year.

One resident said: "It has been a very sad year. We cannot believe these accidents keep happening."

Anyone with information about Saturday's accident is asked to call 0191-375-2159 or 0845-60-60-365, or Crimestoppers on 0800-555-111.