THERE has been a serious traffic collision on the A390 near Tavistock this morning.

At around 7am this morning (June 17), police were alerted to a car at the roadside on the A390 between Gunnislake and Tavistock with an unresponsive man inside.

All emergency services attended the scene and paramedics are treating the casualty at the scene.

The road has been closed and diversions have been put in place. Police advise that the road is expected to be closed for some time and motorists are advised to avoid the area if at all possible.

A police spokesman said: ’We appreciate this happened at a busy time and will inconvenience many motorists but please be patient, allow emergency services to carry out their jobs and avoid the area. If anyone has any information about this incident please contact police by [email protected] or calling 101.’

No more details are available at this time. Police say further updates will be provided later today.