A MAN from Bude has sustained serious injuries, and another from Okehampton has died following a crash on the A386.

At around 1.50pm on Tuesday, May 19, police, fire and ambulance crews were scrambled to a three-vehicle collision between Hatherleigh and Folly Gate.

Emergency services were called to a collision involving a silver-coloured BMW estate, a white Ford Transit van and a white Citroen Relay Luton van.

Following their arrival, the emergency services confirmed that the 33-year-old male driver of the BMW, from the Okehampton area, was pronounced deceased at the scene.

While the driver of the Citroen van was uninjured, police have confirmed that a 74-year-old man from the Bude area - the driver of the Ford Transit van - was taken to Derriford Hospital with serious injuries.

Following the incident, Devon and Cornwall Police has launched an appeal for assistance from the public, asking anyone who has any information or dashcam footage from the area to come forward.

A spokesperson from the force said: “We are appealing for information and dashcam footage following the incident between Hatherleigh and Folly Gate at around 1.50pm on Tuesday, May 19.

“Anyone who witnessed the incident, or has any information or dash-cam footage, is asked to contact us via our website here or by calling 101 quoting log 397 of 19 May 2026.”