Three children and one adult have been hospitalised
There was traffic in the Devon village on Thursday as a result of the collision(Image: DevonLive)
An 11-year-old girl from south Wales has suffered life-changing injuries in a crash in Devon.
Police and paramedics were called at 12.40pm on Thursday to the A30 eastbound near the village of Tedburn St Mary in Devon. A Volkswagen Polo and a Ford Ranger were involved in the crash and in total three children and one adult have been hospitalised.
Devon and Cornwall Police said an 11-year-old girl from Monmouth, who was travelling in the VW Polo, has suffered life-changing injuries in the crash. She was airlifted to Bristol Children’s Hospital where she remains.
The female driver and two children from the same car were taken to Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital with minor injuries.
The force said the woman remained in hospital on Friday afternoon and all the casualties are from Monmouth.
Officers from the Roads Policing Team closed the A30 following the incident and it fully reopened in both directions at 8.40pm.
They continue to investigate the circumstances surrounding the crash and are now appealing for witnesses or anyone with dashcam footage to come forward.
They ask that anyone with any relevant information contact police via their website or by calling 101, quoting log number 370 of 20/08/26 or occurrence 50260222614.
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