Overview
- Ava Gillies, 26, was pronounced dead at the scene after a two-vehicle collision on the A170 near Wrelton that took place at about 1.30am on Wednesday, July 29.
- Her white Volkswagen Polo was struck by a black Audi A4 and five occupants of the Audi were taken to hospital with injuries not believed to be life-threatening.
- Specialist officers closed the A170 for several hours to carry out a collision investigation and North Yorkshire Police have renewed an appeal for anyone who saw either vehicle or who holds dashcam or CCTV to contact sciu@northyorkshire.police.uk or call 101 quoting reference 12260145114.
- Gillies’ family released a tribute through police describing her as a talented hair and make-up artist and asked the media not to contact them; funeral and celebration-of-life arrangements will be announced in due course.
- The Delamar Academy and industry colleagues have paid tribute to her growing screen credits and BAFTA Connect membership, prompting widespread condolences across the film and television community.