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Driver in His 70s Dies After Car Crashes on to Railway Track

HARROGATE, NORTH YORKSHIRE, JUL 18 – The car left York Place road and descended a railway embankment onto tracks near Stray Rein, killing the driver, police said.

  • On Friday, July 18, North Yorkshire Police responded at 3.19 pm to reports of a car on the tracks near Stray Rein, where a driver in his 70s was found fatally injured.
  • According to North Yorkshire Police, the vehicle left York Place and plunged down an embankment, and it was identified as a silver Volkswagen Golf.
  • After the crash, emergency crews pronounced the man dead on site, and the Harrogate–York rail line stayed closed until about 1 am.
  • Any witnesses, or anyone with dashcam footage taken in the area, to come forward as a matter of urgency, the force said, and the man’s family is being supported by specialist officers.
  • According to Superintendent Andy Nunns, investigation work remains and York Place and the railway line between Harrogate and Leeds will likely stay closed into the night.
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Driver in his 70s dies after car crashes on to railway track

North Yorkshire Police said the car was found on the line near Stray Rein in Harrogate.

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BBC News broke the news in United Kingdom on Friday, July 18, 2025.
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