Transit van driver from Cornwall dies after Okehampton crash
He is the second person to have died as a result of the incident on the A386 near Okehampton. Emergency services were called to a collision between Hatherleigh and Folly Gate at around 1.50pm on Tuesday this week (May 19). It involved a silver-coloured BMW estate, a white Ford Transit van and a white Citroen Relay Luton van.
The 33-year-old male driver of the BMW, from the Okehampton area, was pronounced deceased at the scene. The driver of the Ford Transit van, a 74-year-old man from the Bude area, was taken to Derriford Hospital with serious injuries. Today (Friday), Devon and Cornwall Police said officers in the case had now been informed that the van driver died of his injuries on Thursday (May 21).
His next of kin have been informed. Recommended reading The driver of the Citroen van was uninjured.
Officers are continuing to appeal for information and dashcam footage following the incident.
Anyone who witnessed the incident, or has any information or dash-cam footage, is asked to contact us via our website here[1] or by calling 101 quoting log 397 of 19/5/26.