An 11-year-old girl from Monmouth is in hospital with life-changing injuries following a serious road crash in Devon earlier this week.
The young girl was involved in a two-vehicle collision on the A30 near Tedburn St Mary, a rural stretch of road in Devon that has seen a number of serious incidents over the years. Emergency services attended the scene and the girl was taken to hospital, where she remains as she begins what is expected to be a long road to recovery.
Police have described her injuries as life-changing, a term that signals the severity of what she is facing and the lasting impact this crash could have on her life going forward.
Details around the exact circumstances of the collision are still being pieced together by Devon and Cornwall Police, who are appealing for anyone with information or dashcam footage from the area at the time to come forward.
The girl’s family, from the Monmouthshire market town on the Welsh-English border, are understood to be with her as she receives treatment. No further information about the other vehicle or any other casualties has been released at this stage.
Anyone who witnessed the collision or has relevant dashcam footage is being urged to contact Devon and Cornwall Police.