Overview
- A two-vehicle collision on the A170 near Wrelton, which occurred at about 1.30am on Wednesday, July 29, left 26‑year‑old make‑up artist Ava Gillies pronounced dead at the scene.
- The crash involved a black Audi A4 and Gillies’s white Volkswagen Polo and forced a multi‑hour closure of the A170 while specialist officers carried out collision investigation work.
- Five people who were in the Audi were taken to hospital with injuries described as varying in severity and not thought to be life‑threatening.
- Gillies’s family and the Delamar Academy of Make‑up & Hair have issued tributes praising her film and television work and asked the media not to contact them while funeral arrangements are planned.
- North Yorkshire Police continue to appeal for witnesses and footage and asked anyone with dashcam or CCTV to email sciu@northyorkshire.police.uk or call 101 quoting reference 12260145114 as enquiries may determine the cause and any further action.