Man dies in Tiverton road traffic collision

Police are appealing for witnesses after a man died in a road traffic collision in Tiverton yesterday afternoon. The incident happened in Blundells Road involving two cars and a small lorry at around 12.45pm.

The driver of one car, a local man, had suffered critical injuries and was taken to Derriford Hospital by air ambulance and died today.

The two occupants of a second car were both treated in hospital for serious injuries.

Police closed the road for several hours whilst a forensic examination of the collision scene was conducted. It was then reopened at around 8.40pm.

Anyone with any information is asked to call police on 101, quoting log number 0410 of Wednesday 18 August.

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