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| Torquay trucker killed in A-road smash | Torquay trucker killed in A-road smash |
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| A lorry driver has died and a van driver is critically ill after two crashes on the A38 near Exeter. | A lorry driver has died and a van driver is critically ill after two crashes on the A38 near Exeter. |
| The 32-year-old trucker from Torquay came off the Plymouth-bound carriageway and careered into the hard shoulder of the Exeter-bound lane said police. | |
| About an hour later 37-year-old van driver Paul Cioffi from Ivybridge collided with the back of a truck in the Exeter-bound-lane at Haldon Hill. | About an hour later 37-year-old van driver Paul Cioffi from Ivybridge collided with the back of a truck in the Exeter-bound-lane at Haldon Hill. |
| He has been airlifted to Derriford Hospital in Plymouth. | He has been airlifted to Derriford Hospital in Plymouth. |
| Police said the first crash happened at about 06:00 BST and traffic backed up from it may have led to the second crash. | Police said the first crash happened at about 06:00 BST and traffic backed up from it may have led to the second crash. |
| Both lanes of the dual carriageway will be closed until at least lunchtime. | Both lanes of the dual carriageway will be closed until at least lunchtime. |
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