Family left shaken by A361 crash

A HUSBAND and wife and their young son were left shaken but uninjured after the van in which they were traveling ended up in a ditch on the A361 near South Molton today (Thursday). Their white Iveco van is understood to have swerved off the road to av

A HUSBAND and wife and their young son were left shaken - but uninjured - after the van in which they were traveling ended up in a ditch on the A361 near South Molton today (Thursday).Their white Iveco van is understood to have swerved off the road to avoid a plank of wood flying off the back of a white flat back-type lorry, just before the Bish Mill roundabout on the North Devon Link Road.Witnesses said that efforts to draw the driver's attention to the insecure load were ignored and the lorry continued in the direction of Barnstaple. Police in South Molton are appealing for anyone who may have knowledge of the registration number of the white flat back lorry involved, or any information that may help trace the driver.Contact South Molton Police on (01769) 575053 or 08452 777444 quote log no 328 26/02/2009.