Tractor driver, 88, dies after crash

A man aged in his 80s has died after a tractor he was driving was involved in a crash in Cornwall.

Devon and Cornwall Police said it was called to Trevothen, near Coverack, at about 16:25 BST on Wednesday to reports of a crash between a tractor and a silver Kawasaki motorbike.

The force said the tractor's driver, an 88-year-old local man, died from his injuries in Derriford Hospital on Thursday.

A man in his 60s from Porthleven, who was arrested on suspicion of causing serious injury by careless driving, using a motor vehicle without insurance and driving with a proportion of a controlled drug above the limit, has been released on bail.

A police spokesperson said the crash took place on an unclassified road which was closed for about six hours while initial investigations took place.

The spokesperson added the man who was arrested in connection with the crash received treated for minor injuries at the Royal Cornwall Hospital in Truro.

Anyone with information has been asked to contact investigating officers.

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