Tragedy as man dies in ‘suspicious’ crash outside Costa – with suspect arrested
A MAN has died after a “suspicious” crash outside Costa, with police confirming another has been arrested.
Emergency services were rushed to the scene of the fatal crash near a Plymouth retail park.
The horror unfolded last night, with police this morning confirming a man had died, while another had been arrested.
The cops described the man’s death, near the Marsh Mills Retail Park on Leigham Manor Drive, as “suspicious”.
Devon and Cornwall Police said: “Police are currently at Leigham Manor Drive in Plymouth following the death of a man last night.
“The death is currently being treated as suspicious and a man is in police custody.
“We’ll provide further information in due course.”
They would not offer any further information about the men, or the arrest.
The Riverside Caravan Park manager, whose site sits on the same road as the retail park, said she only found out something was happening around 7.30pm yesterday after a friend asked if she was OK.
This morning she said two police tents were set up on the road, but the cops had given her little information.
The manager said: “I’ve got caravans wanting to leave and caravans wanting to arrive and no-one can move at the moment.
“The police have told me the road will be closed until at least the afternoon. That’s all they’ve told me when I went to them.
“We’re calling people to let them know they can’t turn up at the moment and others can’t leave so it’s rather chaotic at the moment.”
Residents had received an email from police explaining there had been a fatal incident involving a car and a pedestrian and the matter was being treated as a crime.
The road remained sealed off at 10am today, with multiple police vehicles still at the scene.