Woman taken to hospital with serious injuries after Exmouth road collision

Police have confirmed that a woman in her 50s has been taken to hospital with serious injuries following a collision in the A376 near Lympstone

The woman has been taken to Derriford Hospital in Plymouth after the collision involving a car and a lorry at around 3pm on Thursday (August 6).

The incident, which took place on the A376 Exmouth Road near the Saddlers in Lympstone blocked traffic in both directions.

The road is closed and police say is likely to remain shut in both directions ‘for some time’,

Officers also say traffic diverting through Woodbury to avoid the area is congested.