00:00Overnight police were called to serious collisions on the Empire which were close
00:03in terms of time and location. One man was seriously injured and tragically
00:09one man has died. Now firstly I'd like to offer the condolences of everybody at
00:14Devon Cornwall Police to those directly affected and also their family and their
00:18friends. The incidents resulted in two very challenging scenes overnight with
00:25members of the public that were held within the tailbacks for a number of
00:28hours. Now throughout the night police officers from Devon Cornwall, from Dorset,
00:33from Avon and Somerset Police, from fire, from the ambulance and highways all worked
00:38tirelessly throughout the evening to both investigate the collisions but also to
00:43ensure the welfare of those involved and that led to such activity as dismantling
00:50some of the central reservation to allow an ad hoc contraflow to try and release
00:54people from that scene.
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