John Michael Duggan, 81, died in hospital after the crash near Riccall on Friday morning (August 1).
A white DAF skip lorry vehicle collided with the black Nissan Juke he was driving after joining the A19 from York Road, North Yorkshire Police said.
Selby MP Keir Mather said Mr Duggan, a former Selby District Council and North Yorkshire County Council councillor, had campaigned for better road safety in Riccall.
Mr Mather said he was “devastated” to hear about Mr Duggan’s death, describing him as a “well-known and much-loved local man, a father, uncle and a grandfather”.
“He was known too for his time as a union convener, a Selby district and North Yorkshire county councillor and, perhaps most poignantly, as a campaigner for better road safety in Riccall,” Mr Mather said.
Mr Duggan told The Press in 2019 that a roundabout should be built on the A19 near Riccall to help prevent crashes.
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