POLICE are seeking witnesses after a collision near Teigngrace that left two people in their eighties seriously injured.

A red Kia Ceed and a grey Nissan Qashqai were involved in the collision on the A382 near Stover School at around 5.45am on Friday, March 7.

The occupants of the Qashqai, a man and a woman in their 80s from Newton Abbot, both sustained serious injuries and were taken to Torbay Hospital.

The road was closed for around eight hours as a result of the collision.

Police are investigating the circumstances of the incident and appealing for any witnesses or anyone with relevant dashcam footage to get in touch.

‘Please contact police online or by telephone on 101, quoting reference 50250057621’ a spokesperson for Devon and Cornwall Police said.