Royal Mail truck driver seriously injured after A30 crash with crop sprayer

A man in his 40s has been hospitalised with serious injuries following a crash on the A30. The crash involved a red Royal Mail truck and a red Bateman agricultural crop sprayer at around 8.10pm on Friday, August 25.

Officers from Devon and Cornwall Police were first alerted to the incident following reports of a collision on a junction of the A30 at Chybucca and the B3284 leading towards Shortlanesend, between a van and agricultural equipment.

Police are now appealing for any witnesses or people with dashcam footage to come forward regarding this incident.

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A spokesperson for Devon and Cornwall Police has said: “Police are appealing for witnesses following a collision which happened on the A30 Chybucca, Cornwall.

“Officers were contacted at approximately 8.10pm on Friday 25 August to reports of a collision on the junction of the A30 Chybucca and the B3284 leading towards Shortlanesend.

“The incident involved a red Royal Mail truck and a red Bateman agricultural crop sprayer.

“Police and Ambulance attended the scene and a man in his 40s was taken to hospital with serious injuries. The driver of the crop sprayer was uninjured.

“Officers are appealing for anyone who witnessed the collision or has information regarding it to contact police by either calling 101 or via the website quoting log number 0127 of the 25th August 2023 . Police are keen to hear from any persons that may have captured the collision on a dash cam.”