Driver arrested after fatal A39 crash

A driver of a tipper lorry has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving after a fatal collision on the A39, police have said.

Police were called to a two-vehicle crash involving a cream Volvo bulk tipper lorry and a grey Volkswagen Polo car near Camelford, Cornwall, at about 10:05 GMT on Monday 2 November.

The car driver, a 57-year-old man from Nuneaton, was pronounced dead at the scene, Devon and Cornwall Police said. The tipper driver, a man in his 50s from St Austell, suffered minor injuries and was released on police bail while inquiries continued, officers said.

The road was shut in both directions between the junctions for Slaughter Bridge and Davidstow.

The road was shut in both directions between the junctions for Slaughter Bridge and Davidstow.

Police have appealed for witnesses and anyone with footage to contact them.

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