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| Two men die in head-on collision | Two men die in head-on collision |
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| Two men have died after a head-on collision between a motorcycle and a car in Cornwall. | Two men have died after a head-on collision between a motorcycle and a car in Cornwall. |
| Three air ambulances and a police helicopter were called to the crash on the A38 near Saltash on Thursday. | |
| The car driver died at the scene. The motorcyclist was airlifted to hospital, where he was later pronounced dead. | The car driver died at the scene. The motorcyclist was airlifted to hospital, where he was later pronounced dead. |
| The motorcyclist's pillion passenger, a 29-year-old man, is in a serious condition in hospital. The A38 was closed for 10 hours. | |
| The A38 is one of the main routes through Devon and Cornwall and the accident, at Stoketon Cross, caused major delays to traffic. | The A38 is one of the main routes through Devon and Cornwall and the accident, at Stoketon Cross, caused major delays to traffic. |
| The road was reopened at 2330 BST, police said. | |
| Inspector Martin Taylor said: "This is one of the most serious types of collision we investigate, two people have lost their lives. | Inspector Martin Taylor said: "This is one of the most serious types of collision we investigate, two people have lost their lives. |
| "It is really critical that we find out what happened, for the sake of the coroner and also for their families too. | "It is really critical that we find out what happened, for the sake of the coroner and also for their families too. |
| "We only get one chance at the scene and we make the best of it." | "We only get one chance at the scene and we make the best of it." |