'Serious crash' involving van and motorbike on main road to St Austell
Police, firefighters, paramedics and Cornwall Air Ambulance were called to Sticker
Last updated 28th Mar 2022
Emergency services have described a crash that has closed a stretch of the main road from Truro to St Austell as serious.
Multiple 999 calls were received reporting a collision involving a motorbike and a van on the A390 at Sticker.
Cornwall Fire & Rescue Service says a biker and a driver were trapped and had to be released by firefighters.
They confirmed two casualties were treated at the scene, one by critical care paramedics.
Police and Cornwall Air Ambulance were also called shortly before 4.15pm on Sunday March 27th.
The road remained closed in both directions overnight, but Inrix Traffic and Travel says it has since reopened.
In a statement, Cornwall Fire & Rescue Service said: "At around 16:13 multiple 999 calls were received reporting a serious collision between a motorcycle and a van.
"Appliances were mobilised from St Austell and St Dennis, along with a rescue tender from Bodmin and a group manager from St Austell.
"The ambulance service also sent a number of resources including Cornwall Air Ambulance.
"On arrival crews found two casualties, one motorcyclist who was trapped under a van and one driver trapped in the van.
"Crews used crash rescue equipment to immediately release the trapped motorcyclist who was then treated by critical care paramedics from Cornwall Air Ambulance.
"Crews then worked on releasing the second casualty from within the van who was also released using crash rescue equipment and treated by paramedics.
"Crews then made vehicles safe before handing the incident over to Devon & Cornwall Police for investigation".
Devon & Cornwall Police have since released a statement, confirming a biker in his 20s has suffered "multiple serious injuries".