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A30 closed after crash involving lorry

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Posted: Fri, 10/28/2016 - 8:41am

Police alerted shortly after 2am on Friday 28th October 2016 to a collision involving two vehicles on the A30 Westbound at the Woodleigh junction, Cheriton Bishop.

The vehicles involved were an articulated lorry, which had overturned onto its side and currently blocks the carriageway and a Mercedes estate car.

The road was initially closed in both directions with assistance from the Highways Agency.

Fire and ambulance services attended.

One person was taken to Derriford Hospital by air ambulance and another was taken to the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital,...

Police appeal for witnesses to A38 crash

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Posted: Fri, 10/21/2016 - 2:17pm

Police are appealing for witnesses following a serious collision that left one man in hospital with injuries.

Police were called at 10.30am on Thursday 20 October after reports of a two-vehicle collision having occurred on the A38 Southbound at Kennford, near Exeter.

Both North and Southbound carriageways were closed to facilitate the landing of the Air Ambulance. Northbound was opened shortly afterwards as was lane one, Southbound.

A 54-year-old man from Cullompton was taken to Derriford Hospital where he has since been released.

Police are appealing for...

Overturned car closes A38

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Posted: Thu, 10/20/2016 - 11:47am

Drivers faced long delays after a car overturned on the A38 today (Thursday 20 October).

The collision happened on the Plymouth-bound carriageway at Kennford.

One fire appliance from Exeter Middlemoor and two from Exeter Danes Castle, were mobilised to the above location following a call from police informing of a road traffic collision just after 10.30am.

A spokesperson for Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Service said: "Upon arrival on scene fire crews confirmed that there was an RTC involving one car on its roof. All persons were free and clear of the...

Two die in Axminster car crash

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Posted: Tue, 10/18/2016 - 11:11am

Police are appealing for witnesses following a road traffic collision that has left two dead and a further two in hospital.

Emergency services were called following reports of a collision on the A358 Chard Road near Tytherleigh, just outside Axminster at 3.30pm on Monday 17th October.

The collision involved a Citroën Xsara Picasso and a Ford Transit Luton van; the Citroën was heading towards Axminster and the Ford Transit was heading in the opposite direction.

As a result of the collision, the 44-year-old female driver of the Citroën and a 17-year-old passenger both...

Police appeal following M5 crash

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Posted: Thu, 09/22/2016 - 11:37am

Emergency services were called to a serious collision yesterday (Wednesday 21 September) which closed the M5 North and Southbound at junction 28, Cullompton, and junction 29, Exeter.

Police were informed just after 9am to the incident involving a car and an articulated heavy goods vehicle on the Northbound between junctions 29 and 28.

At one stage, the North and Southbound carriageways were closed in order to facilitate the landing of the Air Ambulance.

The Northbound carriageway remained closed whilst officers from the Serious Collisions Investigation Team...

Man seriously injured in M5 crash

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Wed, 09/21/2016 - 12:42pm

A serious collision closed the M5 North and Southbound at junction 28, Cullompton, and junction 29, Exeter.

Police were called just after 9am today (Wednesday 21 September) to the incident on the M5 at Cullompton.

A lorry, which was travelling on the M5 Northbound, has collided with the central reservation.

Two other vehicles have been involved.

An air ambulance was called and landed on the carriageway to assist with casualties.

A man has been seriously injured and has been taken to the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital, along with two other...

Two hurt in serious collision on A361

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Posted: Tue, 08/30/2016 - 8:42am

Police are appealing for witnesses following a two car collision that left two people in hospital.

At around 5.25pm on Friday 26th August, Police were informed of a head-on collision between a red Skoda Fabia and a blue Ford Mondeo. This took place just past the Bolham roundabout, prior to the A361 crossing the Mill Leat and the River Exe the carriageway.

The Skoda was heading from the direction of Barnstaple towards Tiverton; the Mondeo was heading in the opposite direction.

The Skoda driver, a 77 year old male from Wiltshire, appears to have drifted across into...

Tributes paid to crash victim Marin Evans

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Posted: Mon, 08/22/2016 - 4:57pm

A woman who died in a road traffic collision on the A3079 at Thorndon Cross, Okehampton, has been named as 25 year old Marin Evans from Bradford, Holsworthy. Her family has paid a moving tribute to her.

Officers from the serious collision investigation team are appealing for witnesses to the collision on which happened at 8.35am on Saturday 13th August 2016. Marin was the front seat passenger in a grey Ford Focus which was in collision with a red Peugeot 206. Marin was declared deceased at the scene

If you witnessed the collision, and have information that could help in the...

Exeter man killed in crash named

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Posted: Wed, 06/22/2016 - 4:01pm

Police investigating a fatal road traffic collision near Ottery St Mary are trying to trace the deceased man's next of kin.

Following formal identification, the man has been named as Robert Christopher Trott, 53, from Exeter.

Extensive enquiries have been carried out to locate Robert’s next of kin but so far have been unsuccessful.

Officers believe Robert has a brother in the Exeter or Plymouth area and are appealing for him or any other family members to get in touch.

The collision happened shortly before 6.40pm on Thursday 16 June 2016, on the B3174 just...

Exeter man dies in East Devon collision

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Posted: Fri, 06/17/2016 - 11:56am

A man has died following a collision near Ottery St Mary.

At around 6.38pm on Thursday evening (16 June) police were alerted to a serious road traffic collision just off the A30 at the Daisymount roundabout on the B3174, near Ottery St Mary at around 6.38pm on Thursday evening (16 June).

A white Nissan Kubistar van, travelling from Ottery St Mary had been involved in a single vehicle collision.

Fire and ambulance emergency services were also at the scene. The road was closed and was reopened shortly before midnight.

As a result of the collision, the single...

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