Person airlifted to hospital following Paignton accident

(Last Updated On: December 7, 2014)

Update (7th December): Teenager has life threatening injuries. Police seek witnesses.https://wearesouthdevon.com/police-appeal-for-witnesses-after-teenager-suffers-life-threatening-injuries-in-collision/

Update (4pm/6th December): Reports suggest the pedestrian was a young male foreign language student.

It is thought that the road will be closed until approximately 6pm this evening.

A person has been airlifted to hospital following an accident in Paignton this afternoon.

The accident is believed to have happened at around 12.45 pm today.

People at the scene say that a male was knocked down by a vehicle.

The police have said that Torbay road is currently closed in both directions. It may be closed for some time.

Emergency services are still at the scene.

We will update as information becomes available.

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