POLICE closed the A64 near Tadcaster after a van crashed off the dual carriageway.

A man was injured when the Volkswagen Caddy he was travelling in crashed into the central reservation at about 1.25pm. 

The eastbound road on the York side of Tadcaster was closed as the air ambulance landed to take him to Leeds General Infirmary. 

The road was was re-opened at 3.30pm.

The man's condition is not known.

The crash caused severe traffic congestion in the area.