THE South Devon Highway was closed yesterday evening (Thursday July 6) following an incident involving a car and a trailer.

Traffic was diverted through Kingskerwell as two fire crews, paramedics and the Devon Air Ambulance attended the incident between South Aller and Edginswell just before 7.30pm.

A Devon Fire and Rescue Service spokesman said: 'Initially we responded to reports of a vehicle on fire but on arrival crews found a car towing a trailer that had overturned.

'No persons were trapped but the male driver had sustained serious injuries and was subsequently airlifted to hospital.'

Once crews made the vehicle and trailer safe, duty of care was left with police and ambulance crews.