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A spate of collisions involving pedestrians in Plymouth is causing concern for officers in Devon & Cornwall

Between Sunday 7 January and Wednesday 11 January 2024, Devon & Cornwall Police have attended three collisions involving pedestrians. As a result, one pedestrian sadly lost their life, and two have suffered life-changing injuries and remain being treated at a local...

Police investigating a fatal road traffic collision on the A358 outside Axminster on Wednesday 28 June are appealing for any witnesses to come forward.

Officers were called to reports of a collision involving a Range Rover and a motorcycle on A358 Chard Road, Axminster, at the junction with South Common Road, at around 8.44am.

The rider of the motorcycle, a 31-year-old man...

Police have named a boy who died following a collision in Plymstock on Sunday 19 February.

Seven-year-old Alfie Tollett, from Plymouth, sustained serious injuries and was taken to hospital where he died later.

The family of Alfie have paid tribute to him.

They said: “‘This has to be one of the hardest things we have had to do as a family. On Sunday, our precious...

Police were called to Cadhay Lane in Ottery St Mary at around 11.30am on Thursday 19 January after pedestrians found a woman injured in the road.

Emergency services attended and a local road closure was put in place.

A local woman in her 60’s was conveyed to Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital where she later sadly died; her next of kin have been made aware. It is believed that...

Police investigating a fatal road traffic collision on the A30 at Honiton on Thursday 12 January are appealing for any witnesses to come forward.

Emergency services were notified of a road traffic collision involving a white panel van, a blue and white heavy goods vehicle, and a pedestrian on the eastbound carriageway of the A30, near the Turks Head junction, Honiton, at around 7am...

Police have issued a renewed witness appeal for a serious collision in Dolton, Devon, on Christmas Eve, which left a pedestrian with life-threatening injuries.

The collision happened in Fore Street and involved a grey Land Rover and a pedestrian at about 11.50pm.

The pedestrian, a 23-year-old man from the Teignmouth area, remains in hospital.

A man in his 70s from...

An elderly woman has been seriously injured following a collision on Thursday 11 January 2018 on North Prospect Road in Plymouth.

Officers were notified at around 6.30pm to a collision involving an 81-year-old female pedestrian and a silver Ford Ka.

The woman was taken to Derriford Hospital with serious injuries where she currently remains.

The Ford Ka, driven by a man...

Police are appealing for witnesses and anyone for information to come forward following a road traffic collision at the Pennycomequick Roundabout in Plymouth.

The incident took place between 9.15am and 10.00am on Monday 25 December. A blue Volkswagen Polo was in collision with the railings at the side of the road. Both the car and railings sustained damage.

If anyone has...

An 86-year-old woman has died following a single-vehicle collision in Plymouth last week.

Emergency services were called at 2.30pm on Thursday 28 September after a silver Vauxhall Corsa collided with a wall on Royal Navy Avenue in Keyham.

Both occupants from the car were taken to Derriford Hospital. The driver, a 63-year-old woman from Kingsbridge, sustained minor injuries....

Police are appealing for witnesses to a single-vehicle collision at Lee Moor, Plymouth, on Thursday 10 August, which left a motorcyclist with life-changing injuries.

Emergency services were called at 6.15pm after the collision involving a red Yamaha motorcycle on the B3417.

The rider, a 20-year-old man from Plymouth, suffered life-changing spinal injuries and was taken to...