DRIVERS in Newton Abbot are facing delays after a collision near the Penn Inn roundabout.

The collision appears to have taken place southbound on the Penn Inn Flyover.

Collision causing 'massive' tailbacks near Penn Inn roundabout
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An eyewitness told the Mid-Devon Advertiser that it was causing ‘massive chaos’.

‘There are dozens of police cars trying to sort the traffic out’ the eyewitness added.

The A381 had been closed heading towards Torquay, but it has since reopened to traffic.

A spokesperson for Devon and Cornwall Police said: ‘Police were called at 10.10am today, October 25, following a collision between a cement mixer and car on the A380 at Newton Abbot [Torquay-bound carriageway].

‘Police, fire and ambulance are on scene.

‘No reports of injuries as yet.’