Young girl suffers life-changing injuries in serious A30 collision

An 11-year-old girl is in hospital with life-changing injuries following a two-vehicle collision on the A30 in Devon on Thursday afternoon.

Emergency services were called at approximately 12:40pm on Thursday 20 August following reports of a collision between a Volkswagen Polo and a Ford Ranger on the eastbound carriageway, near the Fingle Glen junction at Tedburn St Mary.

The young girl, who was travelling in the VW Polo, was treated by paramedics before being airlifted to Bristol Children's Hospital, where she remains.

The driver of the Polo and two other children from the same vehicle were taken to Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital with minor injuries. The driver remains in hospital.

Police confirmed that all casualties involved are from Monmouth in South Wales.

The A30 was closed in both directions to allow emergency crews to attend the scene and for collision investigation work to take place. The road fully reopened at around 8:40pm on Thursday evening.

Officers from the Roads Policing Team have launched an investigation into the collision and are appealing for witnesses to come forward.

Anyone who witnessed the collision or has dashcam footage from the area at the time is asked to contact police via their website or by calling 101, quoting log number 370 of 20/08/26 or occurrence number 50260222614.