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Motorcyclist seriously injured in collision near Plymouth Hoe

Police report that a motorcyclist has sustained serious injuries after his red Honda motorcycle was involved in a collision with a blue Renault Scenic in The Hoe area of Plymouth.

The incident happened just before 8pm on Thursday 3 October on the junction of Athenaeum Street and St James Place.

The injured rider is a man in his early twenties. He has not been named. It is...

Emergency services called to two vehicle collision

Emergency services, including two fire engines from Plymstock and Greenbank in Plymouth, were mobilised after Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue received reports of a serious two vehicle collision early on Wednesday morning (2 October) on Billacombe Road in Plymstock.

Crews got to work using hydraullic cutting gear and small tools to release two casualties who were "medically trapped"...

Three-vehicle collision on the A38

Three fire appliances from Plympton, Crownhill and Greenbank were despatched to the scene of a three-vehicle road traffic collision on the dual carriageway in the Marsh Mills to Deeplane section of the A38 on Thursday morning.

Crews confirmed that drivers and passengers were free and clear of the vehicles and assisted with two casualties until the arrival of ambulance crews who took...

Cyclist injured in collision with van

A cyclist has been taken to hospital after being involved in a collision with a van in Plymouth this morning (Tuesday 20 August).

The incident happened around 8.40am on Cot Hill, Plympton St Mary, outside National Tyres.

The cyclist is believed to have head and back injuries and has been taken to hospital by ambulance.

The 35-year-old man driving the red Leyland Daf...

Police appeal after hit and run collision in Plymouth

Police in Plymouth are appealing for witnesses after a driver failed to stop following a road traffic collision in the city.

At around 2.40pm on Monday 5 August 5 2013, a small silver Daewoo car was involved in a collision with two other cars on Tothill Avenue, Plymouth.

Although initially stopping, the woman driver of the Daewoo drove off from the scene when she realised...

Pedestrian killed in A38 collision

A pedestrian has been killed after being hit by a Nissan van on the A38 near the Lee Mill Industrial Estate.

The 47-year-old man was from Smithaleigh in Devon. The collision occurred at about 10.30pm on Sunday 14 July 2013 on the eastbound carriageway.

A 57-year-old man from Bristol has been arrested by Avon and Somerset Police on suspicion of causing death by driving without...

Police appeal for witnesses following serious collision in Beer

Police are appealing for witnesses following a serious road traffic collision in East Devon involving a motor home and a group of pedestrians.

The collision occurred at 11.07am on Tuesday 9 July at the junction of Common Lane and Fore Street in Beer, East Devon.

Weather and road conditions at the time of the RTC were believed to be good.

The vehicle involved was a...

Elderly cyclist critical in Derriford Hospital after serious collision in Torquay

Police are appealing for witnesses to a road traffic collision in Torquay which left a cyclist with serious injuries.

Officers were called to Torbay Road at 1.30pm on Friday 28 June after a collision between a Mini car and a pedal cycle.

The cyclist, a 71-year-old man from Torquay, suffered head injuries and was taken to Derriford Hospital where he remains in a critical but...

Adam Smart, the motorcylist injured in A38 collision has died

Police have confirmed that Adam Smart, the young motorcyclist seriously injured after a collision with a tanker on the A38, died in hospital last night.

The 20-year-old local man's motorcycle collided with the heavy good vehicle on Monday 10 June at around 7.45am at the Carkeel roundabout in Saltash.

Mr Smart was taken to Derriford Hospital where he was joined by his family....

Police name motorcyclist seriously injured in A38 tanker collision

Police have issued a statement on behalf of the family of the motorcyclist seriously injured in a collision with a tanker on the A38 on Monday (10 June). The man has been named as Adam Smart.

Mr Smart's injuries are described as potentially fatal and he remains in a critical condition in hospital.

The statement reads as follows:

"On the morning of Monday 10 June, at...

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