Police appeal following mobility scooter accident

Devon and Cornwall Police are appealing for witnesses following the death of an eldery man on Saturday 11th December in South Molton.

The man, who was aged 86, died  after his mobility scooter was in collision with a car on a pedestrian crossing in South Molton.

Police and ambulance were called to New Road around 11.20am on Saturday 11th January after the collision between the scooter and a Ford Focus. The 86-year-old man from South Molton sustained a serious head injury and was taken to North Devon District Hospital where he died yesterday (13 January).

The driver of the Focus, a 79-year-old man from South Molton, was uninjured. The road was closed for four hours while the scene was investigated by officers from the Force Serious Collisions Investigation Unit.

Officers are appealing for witnesses as part of the investigation and anyone with information is asked to contact police on 101, quoting 264 of 11/01/14.