Biker, 18, suffers life-changing injuries in crash

The A389 with The Retreats on the left on a bright sunny day. To the right after The Retreats entrance is a turning. The A389 curves left in to the distance. It is a rural area.Image source, Google Maps
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Police have asked anyone with information or dashcam footage to share it with them

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An 18-year-old motorcyclist has sustained life-changing injuries in a crash, police have said.

Devon and Cornwall Police said the collision, involving a white Hyundai saloon and a grey Benelli motorbike, happened on the A389, outside The Retreats, Padstow Holiday Park, on Thursday at about 17:15 BST.

Officers said the male biker from Newquay had been airlifted to Derriford Hospital in Plymouth, while the female car driver had not been injured in the incident.

Police closed the road until 20:45 BST while investigative work was carried out, and they have appealed to anyone with any relevant information or dashcam footage to share it with them.

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