A woman is fighting for her life in hospital after a vehicle left the road and crashed into a garage this morning.

Emergency services, including the air ambulance, were called to the Stokesley area of North Yorkshire after the collision at 8am on Monday (June 15).

The driver, a woman in her 40s, was cut free from the wreckage by firefighters and treated at the scene before being taken to hospital, where her condition was described this evening as "critical".

A spokesperson for North Yorkshire Police said: "We are appealing for witnesses and relevant video footage following a serious single-vehicle collision near Tame Bridge between Stokesley and Hutton Rudby.

"It happened just before 8am today (Monday 15 July 2024) when the black 24-reg Kia Sportage SUV was travelling from Seamer to Tame Bridge.

"The vehicle left the road and collided with a detached garage which had a blue Ford Focus car inside.

"The driver and sole occupant of the Sportage, a woman aged in her early 40s, had to be freed from the vehicle by firefighters and given emergency treatment by paramedics.

"She was taken to hospital by ambulance where she is in a “critical” condition. Her family have been informed about the incident and are receiving support."

The spokesperson added: "The detached garage and Ford Focus were extensively damaged in the collision. Thankfully, there was no one at the address at the time of the incident.

"While the damaged building has been checked by a structural engineer, people are advised to keep away from the property for safety reasons.

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"Along with witnesses, we are also appealing for relevant dashcam, cycle-cam, CCTV and doorbell footage that may have captured the incident or the Sportage as it approached the location from the direction of Seamer.

"Disappointingly, some cyclists ignored the road closure signs that were put in place while the emergency services worked at the scene until it reopened just after 1pm. Such closures are for everyone - motorists, pedestrians and cyclists included."

If you can help the investigation, please email Mark.Patterson@northyorkshire.police.uk and Peter.Keenen@northyorkshire.police.uk quoting reference 12240125540.