Woman dies after mobility scooter crash

Exeter Road in Dawlish. Parked cars and cars in a traffic queue, grass verges and houses at the side of the road.  Cloudy skies.Image source, Google
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A local woman in her 80s was taken to Derriford Hospital

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A woman on a mobility scooter has died following a road traffic collision.

Devon and Cornwall Police said the crash involved a blue Peugeot and a mobility scooter and it happened on Exeter Road, in Dawlish, at about 11:55 GMT on Wednesday 13 November.

A local woman in her 80s was taken to Derriford Hospital.

Police said she later died as a result of her injuries.

The driver of the car was not injured.

Police have appealed for witnesses to come forward.

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