Man rescued from car by firefighters following crash on A38 near Ivybridge

He remains in hospital

Author: Sophie SquiresPublished 6th Jul 2022
Last updated 6th Jul 2022

Police are seeking witnesses to a serious crash on the A38 near Ivybridge yesterday (5 July).

Officers were called just before 1.15pm to the westbound carriageway at Bittaford, following the collision between a black VW Passat and a Volvo HGV.

The car driver, a man in his 50s from Plymouth, sustained injuries and was extracted from the vehicle by the fire service. He was taken to Derriford Hospital where he remains.

The driver of the HGV was uninjured.

The westbound carriageway was closed for around five hours for Roads Policing Team officers to examine the scene and for the vehicles to be recovered.

Police are investigating the cause of the collision and appealing for any witnesses who were in the area at the time to contact them.

Please email 101@dc.police.uk or telephone 101, quoting log 379 of 05/07/22.

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