Man dies in crash near Sidmouth

Police are appealing for witnesses of a crash on the A3052 near Branscombe Cross in which a man died and a woman sustained life-threatening injuries on Tuesday (10 January).

Emergency services were called at around 3pm to the collision, which involved a blue Toyota Yaris and a black Land Rover Discovery.

The driver of the Toyota, a man in his 70s, died at the scene. His passenger, a woman in her 60s, sustained life-threatening injuries and was taken to hospital.

The driver of the Land Rover, a man in his 60s, was also taken to hospital with minor injuries.

The road was closed for eight hours for police to examine the scene.

If you saw what happened or have dashcam footage, contact police online here or by calling 101, quoting log number 0420 of 10/01/23.