Motorcyclist seriously injured in Devon crash

It closed a road near Newton Abbot this morning

Police were first called to the scene at 6:30am (stock image)
Author: James DiamondPublished 10th Dec 2024

A motorcyclist is in hospital with life changing injuries following a crash near Newton Abbot in Devon this morning (10th December).

Devon and Cornwall Police were first called to the scene on Summer Lane in Teigngrace at around 6:30am, to reports of a crash involving a red Triumph Bonneville motorbike.

The rider, a man in his 60s, was treated at the scene before being taken to hospital.

The road was closed while investigations were carried out but it reopened at around 11:30am.

Anyone with any information on what happened or who has camera footage which may help the investigation is asked to call police via 101 and quote the reference log 84.

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