Serious crash on A38 in Devon closes road both ways
A serious crash that involved a car flipping onto its roof has led to the closure of both sides of the A38 in Devon.National Highways said the incident happened between the junctions for the A383 near Bickington and A382 near Bovey Tracey on Saturday.It said a number of emergency service crews, including the Devon Air Ambulance, had been called out to the scene and diversions were in place..Devon and Somerset Fire Service said it had sent three engines to the scene and two people were trapped inside the vehicle that had overturned.
National Highways said traffic that had been caught in the eastbound closure was being slowly released past the scene.
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