A Transit van driver has died in a crash at Penzance early this morning.

The collision took place Eastern Green and the Treneere roundabout at around 6.45am today (Friday, August 2).

It involved a white Ford Transit Connect and a white Isuzu Grafter light goods vehicle.

Emergency services were called to the scene, including the air ambulance.

Sadly the driver of the Transit, a local man in his 60s, was declared deceased at the scene by paramedics from Cornwall Air Ambulance.

His next of kin have been informed.

Officers from Devon and Cornwall Roads Policing Team attended the incident and have been carrying out a detailed investigation of the scene.

The A30 at Eastern Green both has been closed in both directions all morning while this work was carried out, with traffic monitoring system INRIX reporting queueing traffic from Polmeere Road to Jelbert Way, at the Branwell Lane roundabout.

Congestion has also been reported at the Chy An Mor Roundabout and routes through Penzance as traffic diverts away.

Police are now appealing for anyone who saw what happened, or who may have dash-cam footage of the collision and the moments leading up to it, to get in touch.

A force spokesperson said: “Anyone with any relevant information or dash-cam footage which may assist the investigation is asked to contact police via our website or by calling 101 quoting reference log 149 of 02/08/2024.”