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Two Dead in Nighttime Motorcycle-Van Crash
21 Jul
Summary
- Two men in their 40s died in a crash on Monday night.
- The collision involved a van and a motorcycle.
- The incident occurred near Truro between Zelah and Shortlanesend.
A fatal two-vehicle collision occurred near Truro on Monday night, resulting in the deaths of two men.
The incident involved a black Citroen van and a red Yamaha motorcycle. It happened at the junction of the B3288 and an unnamed road, between the villages of Zelah and Shortlanesend.
Police and emergency services were dispatched to the scene shortly before 23:00 BST. Both the motorcyclist, who was from the Penzance area, and the van driver, from East Yorkshire, were pronounced dead at the scene. The investigation into the cause of the crash is ongoing.