AN 88-year-old man has died following a road traffic collision near Coverack.
Officers were called to reports of a collision involving the driver of a tractor and a silver Kawasaki motorbike on an unclassified road at Trevothen, between Coverack and Penhallick on The Lizard, at around 4.25pm on Wednesday, April 2.
As a result of the collision the tractor driver, the 88-year-old local man, was taken to Derriford Hospital by air ambulance in a life-threatening condition.
He died on Thursday, April 3 and his next of kin have been informed.
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A second man was treated for minor injuries at Treliske Hospital and was later discharged.
Officers from the Devon and Cornwall Roads Policing Team attended the incident and carried out a detailed investigation of the scene, with the road remaining closed for around six hours.
A man in his 60s from Porthleven has been arrested on suspicion of causing serious injury by careless driving, using a motor vehicle in a public place without third party insurance and driving a vehicle with a proportion of a specified controlled drug above the specified limit.
He has been released on bail, pending further enquiries.
Members of the public who witnessed the incident, have any information or dashcam footage that could help with enquiries, are urged to contact police via their website at www.devon-cornwall.police.uk/contact/af/contact-us-beta/contact-us/ or by calling 101 quoting reference number 50250082049.