POLICE are appealing for witnesses to an accident involving six vehicles on the A30 between Stowford Cross and Lifton during the Christmas holiday. The crash occurred on the westbound carriage just before 4pm on Tuesday December 28 and diversions were put in place for three hours to minimise delays. Two occupants of a Nissan Almera, a 47-year-old man and a 36-year-old woman from London, were trapped in their vehicle and fire crews had to use cutting equipment to free them. Both were airlifted to Derriford Hospital where it was found the driver had a fractured pelvis and collar bone and his wife had a fractured collar bone. The 31-year-old driver of a Suzuki jeep, from Par, also suffered a fractured collar bone in the incident and his 30-year-old wife had a broken rib. Both were taken to Derriford by ambulance. Other casualties were treated at the roadside for minor whiplash and seat-belt injuries. Two fire crews from Okehampton, one crew from Holsworthy and one from Launceston attended the incident, along with paramedics and police officers. One carriageway of the A30 was re-opened by 5.15pm although it took another two hours for the road to be cleared and opened in its entirety. Any information about the incident should be passed to MPC 3734 Stephen Thomson at Launceston traffic police quoting reference 672 28/12/04.
