A teenage girl has been killed after the minibus she was travelling in collided with a car in North Yorkshire .

The crash occurred just before 12.30pm when the minibus, carrying the girl and eight other passengers aged 16 to 18, collided with a Hyundai i10 at a junction on Toulston Lane in Tadcaster, close to Tadcaster grammar school.

Police said the girl died at the scene. Another passenger, also a teenage girl, was taken to hospital with serious injuries that are not believed to be life-threatening.

The other passengers, including the man driving the minibus, suffered minor injuries.

Officers have arrested the driver of the car, a 40-year-old woman, in connection with the investigation.

In a statement, police appealed for witnesses or motorists with dashcam footage to come forward

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