Police investigate fatal crash in Plymouth

Police investigating a fatal road traffic collision in Tamerton Foliot, Plymouth, on Friday 7 October are appealing for any witnesses to come forward.

Officers were called to reports of a collision on Soper’s Hill, Tamerton Foliot, involving a yellow DAF rigid tanker, a silver Nissan Qashqai and a black Mazda 6 at around 6.45am.

The male driver of the Nissan, a man in his 40s, from the Plymouth area, died at the scene. His next of kin have been informed.

The road was closed in both directions and officers from the Alliance Roads Policing Team attended.

Once a thorough examination of the scene had been carried out, the road was reopened at around 8pm.

Officers are working to establish the cause of the collision and would like to thank the public for their patience while they investigated the scene.

If you witnessed the incident or have any information or particularly dashcam footage that could help with enquiries, please contact police via our website here or by calling 101 quoting log 129 of 7/10/22.