Devon & Cornwall Transport

T812LLC (32812 ) Was today involved in a major crass on the way to plymouth information And crass pictures from Plymouth Herald picture to the right thanks to buses in devon







A MAN has been killed and 16 people have been taken to hospital, two by air ambulance, after a crash which shut a major Devon road this morning.
A Mercedes van driver was pronounced dead at the scene following a collision with a double decker bus on the A379 near Dream Machine Motorcycles, Modbury at 11.30am.

Eight people, some with serious injuries, were taken by a fleet of ambulances to Derriford Hospital. Another eight people who were not badly hurt were taken to Kingsbridge Hospital for check-ups by another bus.
The police helicopter, Devon Air Ambulance and four road ambulances ferried casualties to Derriford and Kingsbridge hospitals.
Four fire crews worked to remove the casualties from the bus, wedged between the van and a steep tree-lined bank.

Police said that the First double decker bus was heading towards Modbury when it collided with the Mercedes van belonging to an electrical parts company which was heading towards Kingsbridge at 11.30am. The accident happened on a narrow stretch of road surrounded by steep banks.
The front of the van belonging to Edmundson Electrical was badly crumpled against the front passenger side of the double decker bus completely blocking both lanes of the road. Edmundson Electrical have declined to comment.