Six-year-old boy and mum among A38 crash victims

Three people have died and nine people left injured following a multiple vehicle collision on the A38 near Landrake yesterday (Sunday 9 July).

All three emergency crews were called at 11:15am following the crash involving five cars between Tideford and Landrake.

A 32-year-old woman from Saltash and her six-year-old son sustained fatal injuries and were pronounced deceased at the scene.

Her younger son, a four-year-old boy, sustained potentially serious head injuries and was airlifted by air ambulance to Bristol Children’s Hospital. He remains in hospital and his condition is improving.

A pedestrian, a 53-year-old man from Plymouth, also sustained fatal injuries after being struck by a vehicle and he died at the scene.

Six further people were taken to Derriford Hospital with injuries which were not believed to be serious and two others were treated at the scene by ambulance.

Inspector Richard McLellan described what is understood to have happened:

The A38 was closed in both directions until around 7.50pm while officers examined the scene.

Insp McLellan says that eyewitness reports will be key to finding out exactly what happened and it will be some weeks before police have all the facts. In the meantime, officers are appealing for any witnesses to the collision to get in touch:

• Email 101@dc.police.uk

• Ring 101, quoting log number 478 of 09/07/17