A motorcyclist in his 50s from North Lincolnshire was airlifted with life-threatening injuries after colliding with a taxi near Castle Howard.
North Yorkshire Police say the crash was about 3.30pm on Saturday 26 September 2026 on The Stray at Coneysthorpe, on the approach to the Castle Howard roundabout. The rider of a white Yamaha was heading south with another biker when he hit a red Toyota Auris taxi going north. The road stayed closed until just before 8pm for examination and recovery.
Police want witnesses and dashcam footage — email jamie.broadbent@northyorkshire.police.uk or call 101 quoting reference 12260189371. YorkMix, BBC, York Press, Yorkshire Live and Yorkshire Post carried the same force appeal. No blame or charges were stated in those reports.