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Appeal after fatal collision, South Molton

A woman died and another woman was seriously injured in a fatal collision near to South Molton.

Emergency services were called around 3.15pm on Tuesday 14 January after three vehicles were in collision on the A361 near Bish Mill.

The incident involved a grey Peugeot Partner Combi, a black Nissan Qashqai and a silver Ford Transit van.

Sadly, the Peugeot driver, a woman in her 60s from West Yorkshire, sustained fatal injuries and was pronounced deceased at the scene.

The Nissan driver, a woman in her 40s from Torquay suffered a serious leg injury and was airlifted to Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital.

The road was closed for around nine hours for police to conduct an investigation of the scene and for the vehicles to be recovered.

Officers from the Roads Policing Team are carrying out enquiries as to the circumstances of the collision and are appealing for information from the public.

Any witnesses or any drivers with relevant dashcam are asked to contact police online or by telephone on 101, quoting log number 405 of 14/01/25.

 

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