Man dies in A1 crash in North Yorkshire

It happened on the northbound side in the Leeming Bar / Bedale area last night

Author: Katy WhitePublished 9th Aug 2025

Police in North Yorkshire are asking for anyone travelling on the A1 motorway in the Leeming Bar / Bedale area last night to contact them

They want witnesses and dashcam footage after a man died following a collision on the northbound carriageway.

It happened at around 10.43pm on Friday 8 August at junction 51 near Leeming Bar / Bedale and involved a blue Suzuki hatchback and a blue Scania lorry, both travelling in the same direction. Sadly the driver of the Suzuki was pronounced dead at the scene.

Police say: "We’re appealing to anyone who was travelling north or southbound and either witnessed the collision or saw the vehicles prior to the incident, to get in touch if they have not already spoken to officers at the scene.

We’re also appealing to anyone with dashcam footage of the collision or the moments leading up to it, taken from either carriageway."

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