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Serious injury collision, A35, Axminster

We are appealing for witnesses and information following a serious road traffic collision on A35, at Axminster, on Wednesday 4 March.

Emergency services were called at around 3.30pm to the A35 at the junction with Lyme Road near Axminster, where it was reported that a collision had occurred involving a red Kia Nero car and a grey Triumph Bonneville motorcycle.

The motorbike rider, a man in his 70s, sustained potentially life-changing injuries and was taken to Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital for treatment.

The A35 was closed while emergency services safely attended to the casualty. It reopened around 6.30pm.

Officers from the Roads Policing team would like to thank the public for their patience whilst the road was closed.

Anyone with any relevant information or dash-cam footage which may assist the investigation is asked to contact police via our website or by calling 101 quoting log 396 of 04/03/26.

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