A DRIVER has died following a crash near Oxenhope, police have confirmed.
Police believe the man, aged 69, was taken ill at the wheel of his car, which then veered off the road in Hebden Bridge Road, Peckett Well.
No other vehicle was said to be involved.
The A6033, between Oxenhope and Hebden Bridge, was shut while emergency services dealt with the incident which occurred on Friday at 4.30pm.
Police and ambulance crews, including the Yorkshire Air Ambulance, attended the scene.
The name of the dead man has not yet been released by police.
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