Overview
- A two-vehicle collision on the A170 near Wrelton involved a black Audi A4 and a white Volkswagen Polo on Wednesday, July 29, and left 26-year-old make-up artist Ava Gillies pronounced dead at the scene.
- Five people who were in the Audi A4 were taken to hospital with injuries described as varying in severity and none are thought to be life-threatening.
- The road was closed for several hours while the Specialist Collision Investigation Unit carried out enquiries and the police say their investigation is ongoing with no cause or charges reported publicly.
- North Yorkshire Police have asked anyone who saw either vehicle before the crash or who has dashcam or CCTV footage to email sciu@northyorkshire.police.uk or call 101 quoting reference 12260145114.
- Gillies’ family and her training school, the Delamar Academy of Make-up & Hair, paid tribute to her growing career in film and TV, asked for privacy, and said funeral arrangements will be announced in due course.