A motorcyclist has died following a serious collision on the B6255 between Ingleton and Hawes.
The incident happened at around 11.40am on Saturday, April 25, and involved two motorcycles travelling northbound from Chapel-le-Dale towards Hawes.
North Yorkshire Police said the rider of a BMW motorcycle, a man in his 60s from Lancashire, was pronounced dead at the scene.
His family has been informed and is being supported by officers.
The rider and passenger of a Honda motorcycle were both taken to hospital with serious injuries.
Police are now appealing for witnesses and dash-cam footage as part of their investigation into the collision.
Anyone who was in the area at the time and saw what happened, or who may have captured the incident on camera, is urged to come forward.
Information can be passed to North Yorkshire Police by emailing mcit@northyorkshire.police.uk or by calling 101, quoting reference number 12260074374.
The road was closed for several hours while emergency services and the Major Collision Investigation Team carried out enquiries at the scene. It reopened at around 9.30pm later that evening.
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The police need to be more apparent on sunny weekends.
Its like a race track in the dales. Stupidity and selfish behaviour.
15k every time air ambulance is called out.
As a resident living across the dale from the 685 into Hawes, I have to say that this tragic incident comes as no surprise (again).
The road from Leyburn through to Ingleton is a dangerous place on weekends. It is treated as a racetrack. I can see the attraction. Beautiful winding road, just challenging enough to make it ‘entertaining’ & long straights which tempt riders (and drivers) into gunning the throttle.
The volume of hedonistic traffic has increased considerably in recent years & the numbers who behave irresponsibly (& illegally) has also increased.
I cannot see a solution to the dangerous riding of the (highly visible/audible) few who treat the road as their playground. You cannot change their behaviour & enforcement is uncommon & easily avoidable by those bent on thrill seeking.
Hoping the hospitalised bikers make a full recovery.
Roads aren’t dangerous, people are.
Sad but not surprising given the speed that motorcyclists travel around the Dales , they seem to think the roads are racetracks .The police do nothing to stop this blight on our villages.