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BBC News
3 days ago
- General
- BBC News
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 Highways said the incident happened between the junctions for the A383 near Bickington and A382 near Bovey Tracey on said a number of emergency service crews, including the Devon Air Ambulance, had been called out to the scene and diversions were in 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.
BBC News
26-04-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Devon cyclist does final ride for charity before leg amputation
A cyclist from Exeter has planned a final ride to raise money for charity before voluntarily having both legs Staniford said the ride on Sunday would raise money for four charities - Devon Air Ambulance, Wheels for Wellbeing, Exeter UNESCO City of Literature and the Devon and Exeter has MDT syndrome, a rare genetic condition, which he said limited his "mobility and my ability to be active".His first operation is scheduled for 21 May to remove his right leg and then his left leg is due to be amputated at a later date. He said he had always enjoyed riding a bike and when he was younger enjoyed distance running but as his condition progressed running became painful. Mr Staniford said: "Because I'm not putting weight on my feet and because I'm not using my feet the bone density is dropping, which means that now the bones are starting to crumble and that is poses an increasingly large infection risk."To avoid that infection risk and also to try and give me a bit of mobility and better quality of life we've gone for the elective double leg amputation below the knee." In 2005 Mr Staniford was involved in an accident and was supported by Devon's Air Ambulance, which was why he chose to raise money for them. 'Mark the occasion' He said: "Because I've used my legs so heavily over the years and had such great adventures and great fun with them, it seemed like a shame to just kind of let it go without something to mark the occasion and I thought... might as well try and raise some money for charity at the same time."Mr Staniford said the plan for the cycle was very informal and he hoped to get as many people involved as said the ride would start at Exeter Quayside and cycle to the bike path down to the Double Locks pub and potentially further before returning to Exeter Quay.
