Police are appealing for witnesses of a collision on the A3052 Sidmouth Road, Clyst St Mary, just after midnight this morning (Wednesday, December 23), during which a man in his 20s died.
The collision involved a large goods articulated vehicle and a blue Audi car.
Police attended the scene along with South West Ambulance and Devon Air Ambulance crews.
A Devon and Cornwall Police spokesman said: "Sadly, the driver of the car, a man in his 20s from Tiverton, was pronounced deceased at the scene."
Officers from the Roads Policing Unit and Forensic Collision Investigators also attended and the road was closed for several hours while specialist examination and recovery of the vehicles took place.
Anyone who witnessed the collision, or was in the area at the time and may have dashcam footage of either vehicle prior to the collision, is asked to contact police on 101, or via email at 101@dc.police.uk quoting log number 14, 23/12/20.
Police would like to thank the public for their patience during the closure while the scene was investigated.
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