Police investigation after people injured in two smashes at Grenofen, near Plymouth
TWO separate crashes in the same spot left several people injured, police say.
The roof of a car had to be sawn off by firefighters while rescuing an injured 68-year-old woman following a two-car crash on the A386 near Grenofen yesterday.
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The emergency services were called to the scene, near the Halfway House Inn, at 1.45pm after reports of a grey Audi A4 TDI and a red Peugeot 205 XLD colliding.
The shocked Peugeot driver – who was still in her vehicle when emergency services arrived – complained of neck and chest pain.
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Firefighters cut the roof off the car and the woman was then taken to Derriford Hospital at 2.07pm.
The accident was close to another smash, involving four cars, which happened on Wednesday.
That collision involved a silver Ford Focus, travelling towards Tavistock, and a Nissan Almera and a DAF HGV, which were both travelling in the opposite direction.
A black BMW, also heading towards Tavistock, was then involved in a collision with the Nissan.
The occupants of the Ford Focus, an 80-year-old man and a 79-year-old woman from Bere Alston, had to be cut free from the vehicle by the fire service.
They were taken to Derriford Hospital with injuries which were not thought to be serious.
The female driver of the Nissan Almera, a 28-year-old woman from Milton Abbot, sustained serious back injuries and internal bruising and was also taken to Derriford Hospital.
The 59-year-old Plymouth man driving the HGV and a 38-year-old Tavistock man driving the BMW were uninjured.
The road was closed for seven hours for the trapped casualties to be freed and for police officers to investigate the scene.
Police are appealing for witnesses to Wednesday's crash to contact the Serious Collision Investigation Unit at Crownhill Police Station by phoning 101, quoting log 595 of February 27.
3 Comments
by Waltersmith
Sunday, March 03 2013, 9:49PM
“I feel the truth at the scene is more to do with the ages of some of the motorists.
The police wont do anything. They will tell you it is up to the council/g'ment to make the road safe. They will say it is up to the police to monitor it.
I have a feeling they just hope it is only the idiots who kill themsleves”
by sharp1970
Sunday, March 03 2013, 8:43PM
“Until police/highways stop this road being used as a race track, this will always be a accident black spot. i live in the tiddybrook estate and hear bikes and cars going flat out all the time. I have reported this issue to police but there not interested. I even spoke with a local police officer once and he said" i know what you mean but, motorbikes often sound like they are going faster then they are" ... Obviously he is one of the speeding bikers when not at work, if he gets caught its just a word in the ear... Does anyone know how many deaths it takes to get a speed camera fitted?”
by olddogbreath
Saturday, March 02 2013, 8:06PM
“This same police car with the same cones and the same sunny day keeps appearing. Perhaps we could have a different picture next time?”