A30 Monkton crash: Appeal after four injured

9 May 2022

A teenage boy was seriously hurt and three others were injured in a collision on the A30 on Friday, police have said.

A younger boy suffered non-serious chest injuries and two women in their 30s suffered minor injuries in the crash at Monkton in Devon.

The boys were taken to hospitals in Plymouth and Bristol.

Devon and Cornwall Police has appealed for witnesses following the collision at about 15:10 BST

The four injured people had been travelling together in a Vauxhall Corsa. A man driving a Toyota Hilux was uninjured.

The A30 was closed for six hours.

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