Suzuki driver killed in tractor crash

A man in his 80s was killed in a collision on a rural road near Sherborne. At 10.51am on Saturday (June 22), emergency services responded to a collision at Grants Hill at Bradford Abbas involving a white Suzuki Celerio and a blue New Holland tractor.

The driver of the Suzuki, a local man aged in his 80s, was pronounced dead at the scene. His family has been informed.

Dorset Police added the driver of the tractor was uninjured. Road closures were put in place for several hours to allow the emergency services to respond to the fatal crash and for an examination of the collision scene to be carried out.

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Officers are appealing for witnesses or anyone with relevant dashcam footage to come forward following a fatal road traffic collision near Sherborne. Sergeant Richard Stroud, of the Roads Policing Team, said: “Our thoughts are with the family and loved ones of the man who very sadly died in this collision.

“We are conducting a full and thorough investigation to establish the circumstances of what happened. I would urge any witnesses, or anyone who may have captured relevant dashcam footage, to please make contact with us.

“Finally, I would like to thank members of the public for their patience and understanding while the road closures were in place.”

Anyone with information is asked to contact Dorset Police at www.dorset.police.uk, via email at scit@dorset.pnn.police.uk or by calling 101, quoting incident number 22:185. Crimestoppers can also be contacted anonymously online at Crimestoppers-uk.org or by calling Freephone 0800 555 111.