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Fresh appeal for witnesses to fatal A38 crash

At 10.53am on Friday 5 September, emergency services attended a serious injury road traffic collision on the A38 Exeter bound carriageway near Smithaleigh, approximately one mile from Lee Mill.

Involved in the collision was a lorry and a pedal cyclist.

The cyclist was treated at the scene before being conveyed by air ambulance to Derriford Hospital with serious injuries where...

Fatal two-car collision in Cornwall

A 75-year-old local woman has died following a serious collision on the A395 near Camelford in Cornwall.

Police and other emergency services were called to the incident at the junction of an unclassified road signed St Clether and the A395 at Hallworthy at around 11.10am on Tuesday 12 November. The collision involved two cars – a red Peugeot 206 and a blue VW Passat.

Paramedics...

Fatal A38 collision: Family pays tribute to Lee Skeldon

The family of one of the two men killed in a collision on the A38 in Saltash on Friday 1 November, has paid tribute to him.

Lee Skeldon, aged 27, from Saltash has been formally identified and named as the driver of the BMW 318 involved in the single vehicle collision at Whity Cross.

The other deceased man - the passenger in the car - has now been formally identified as Chris...

Two killed in A38 collision in Saltash

Two men have been killed following a single vehicle collision on the A38 at Saltash, Cornwall on Friday night (1 November).

The men have been named locally as Chris Williams and Lee Skeldon, both in their twenties and from Saltash.

Devon and Cornwall Police are appealing for witnesses.

Devon and Cornwall Police received a report of a road traffic collision on the A38 at...

Motorcyclist killed in collision near Okehampton

A motorcyclist has been killed in a collision near Okehampton at the weekend.

Police are appealing for witnesses into the fatal collision which happened shortly after 4.20pm on Sunday 6 October on the A386 outside Lower Lodge, Merton, near Okehampton.

A 44-year-old local man, riding a Suzuki GSXR, was travelling in the direction of Torrington from Meeth with a group of other...

Police name cyclist killed in A30 collision

Police have confirmed the name of the cyclist killed in a collision on the A30 near Lifton in Devon as Thomas Brady, 41.

Mr Brady was local and from Lifton.

The fatal incident occurred on Wednesday 14 August on the old A30 at Sprytown Cross near Lifton when a Citroen Saxo and a Giant Revel bicycle were involved in the collision.

Mr Brady was pronounced deceased at the...

Cyclist killed in road collision near Lifton

Police are appealing for witnesses following a fatal road traffic collision on the old A30 near Lifton in Devon.

The incident occurred at around 4.11pm on Wednesday 14 August on the old A30 at Sprytown Cross near Lifton.

A Citroen Saxo and a Giant Revel bicycle were involved in the collision.

The pedal cyclist was emerging from the Give Way line on the northern arm of...

19-year-old killed in fatal motorcycle collision is named

A 19-year-old motorcyclist who was killed in a road collision in Paignton at the weekend has been formally identified and has been named as Gregory Taylor. Known as Greg, he lived in Buckfastleigh.

A 37-year-old man who was arrested by police in connection with the incident has been released on police bail until 7 November 2013 while police investigators carry out further enquiries....