Fresh appeal following fatal crash on bridge over A30 in Cornwall

A biker died at the scene near Roche last month

Author: Sarah YeomanPublished 6th Jul 2021
Last updated 6th Jul 2021

Police have issued a fresh appeal following a fatal crash on a bridge over the A30 in Cornwall.

The collision occurred on the B3274 near Belowda, Roche, on Thursday 10th June.

The crash, which involved a silver Toyota Yaris, a white Piaggio 125 scooter and a silver Mercedes ML270 and resulted in the scooter and the Mercedes being destroyed as a result of a fire which broke out, happened at about 6.30pm.

Sadly the motorcyclist, 52-year-old Paul Walters from Par, died at the scene.

Now officers are appealing for any other witnesses to come forward, including a driver who might have valuable information.

"Police are particularly interested to hear from the driver of a green Jeep-style vehicle, who was travelling away from the scene towards Roche, who may have valuable information for the investigation.

"A 22-year-old woman from Oxford was arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving and was released under investigation, pending further enquiries."

Devon and Cornwall Police

The police would like to hear from anyone who witnessed the incident, has any information or dashcam footage that could help the police with their enquiries.

Please email 101@dc.police.uk or call 101, quoting crime reference CR/047925/21.

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