Road traffic collision, near Honiton

Police investigating a road traffic collision involving three vehicles at Wilmington, near Honiton, on the A35 today [13 September] are appealing for any witnesses to come forward.

Officers were called to reports of a road traffic collision involving a Honda motorbike, a silver Nissan car and a DAF articulated lorry, at around 1.15pm.

Emergency services attended the scene and the motorbike rider, a man in his 50s from Hampshire, sustained serious injuries and was airlifted by Devon Air Ambulance to Southampton General Hospital.

A man in his 70s from the Wilmington area and a man in his 30s from the Exeter area were uninjured.

Local officers, as well as officers from the Roads Policing Team, attended and completed an examination of the scene.

Once completed, the road was re-opened.

If you witnessed the incident, have any information or dashcam footage that could help the police with their enquiries, please email 101@dc.police.uk or call 101, quoting log number 450 of Monday 13 September.

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