A woman in her 20's from the Bude area has died after a fatal road traffic collision on the A39 late last night (April 28).

Devon and Cornwall Police were called at around 10.20 pm on Friday 28 April to the A39 at Crimp near Bude following reports of a single vehicle collision involving a Nissan 200 SX.

A male in his 20's from Bude, the driver of the vehicle was taken to hospital with injuries described by police as 'serious'.

A female passenger, in her 20's and from Penzance, was taken to hospital where she was pronounced deceased a short time later.

The road was closed for a number of hours while investigations took place and police have launched an appeal for any information that may be able to assist them with their enquiries.

A spokesperson for Devon and Cornwall Police said: "Police were called at around 10.20 pm on Friday 28 April to the A39 at Crimp near Bude following reports of a single vehicle collision involving a Nissan 200 SX.

"The driver, a man in his 20s from Bude, was taken to hospital with serious injuries.

"The passenger, a woman in her 20s from Penzance, was taken to hospital where she was sadly pronounced deceased a short time later. Formal identification is yet to take place but her next of kin have been informed and are being supported by officers.

"Local officers as well as officers from the Roads Policing team attended the scene and completed a forensic examination. The road was closed for a number of hours whilst this took place and is expected to reopen shortly.

"Anyone who witnessed the collision or has any information in particular dash-cam around the time of the collision is asked to contact police on 101 or report via the website quoting log 1010 of 28 April.