Police are at the scene of a serious two-vehicle collision near Tadcaster Grammar School
Emergency services were called to Leeds Road near Toulston just after 12:30 GMT
Yorkshire Ambulance Service confirms both its helicopters attended
Toulston Lane is closed near the school, between Warren Lane and Rudgate
Reporting by Emily Johnson and Hayley Coyle. Edited by Chris Attridge
Olivia Richwald
Reporter, BBC Yorkshire
Very few details have emerged yet of what happened this afternoon.
I can tell you that there is a large cordon in place which covered three roads close to Tadcaster Grammar School.
We’ve seen two vehicles behind that cordon – one a small pale-coloured car with what looks like a dented front bumper.
The second is larger, perhaps a van or a small bus. It is behind a tarpaulin.
Police remain guarding the scene tonight.
I’m standing next to a police van with flashing blue lights.
We are adjacent to the Tadcaster Grammar School bus park.
The main entrance to the school is not affected by the cordon.
The road is quiet and it’s not a residential area so there isn’t anyone around, except the odd car which is driving up to the road closure signs and turning around.
Crash investigations continue into the evening on Toulston Lane.
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Police vehicles at the cordon around Tadcaster Grammar School
Seb Cheer
Reporter at BBC Yorkshire
There are at least half a dozen police vehicles here at the moment around the cordon locations.
They have been some arriving and leaving all the time.
As I arrived at the scene, I saw a group of a schoolchildren being walked away from the school, I imagine to get on their school buses.
It is difficult to see what has happened because the cordon is so large but I have seen what appears to be a vehicle with flashing amber lights surrounded by green tarpaulin.
Yorkshire Air Ambulance confirms both its helicopters had attended the incident.
Yorkshire Ambulance Service has also been contacted for a statement.
Tadcaster Grammar School, which has 1,500 pupils, declines to comment when approached by the BBC.
Traffic information service Inrix confirms Toulston Lane is closed in both directions near Tadcaster Grammar School, between Warren Lane and Rudgate.
Images from the scene show a cordon in place, with police examining what appears to be a vehicle in the background.
North Yorkshire Police are appealing for witnesses or anyone with footage of the incident to get in touch.
Google traffic maps show a build-up around Tadcaster Grammar School.
The cordon covers a large area near Tadcaster Grammar School.
A serious crash involving two vehicles has closed roads in Tadcaster, police said.
The incident on Leeds Road, near Toulston, was reported just before 12:30 GMT.
Emergency services, including two helicopters from Yorkshire Air Ambulance, attended the scene.
North Yorkshire Council said Rudgate and Toulston Lane were also closed and asked people to avoid the area.
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