POLICE are appealing for witnesses and information after a 41-year-old jogger was seriously injured in a crash with a car being driven on the A3072 in West Devon.

Officers were called to the A3072 between Garlands Farm and Highampton on Thursday, September 3, at around 8.30am.

The collision involved a man out jogging and a dark-coloured SUV Vauxhall Grandland car which was travelling in the Hatherleigh-bound direction. The car allegedly then left the scene.

A 41-year-old local man sustained serious life-changing injuries and remains in hospital.

A 43-year-old man, from Bideford, was arrested on suspicion of causing serious injury by careless/ inconsiderate driving; causing serious injury by dangerous driving; causing serious injury by driving while disqualified; failing to stop after a road accident; driving while unfit through drugs; driving without insurance; and driving a motor vehicle on a road after refusal of grant/ revocation of a driving licence on account of disability.

He has been released on police bail while enquiries continue into the incident.

"Officers from the roads policing team are keen to hear from anyone who may have been in the area at the time who saw the vehicle near the scene or has any dashcam or CCTV nearby which can help with the investigation," a spokesperson for Devon and Cornwall Police said.

Any witness or anyone who has information that could help with enquiries is asked to please contact police online by visiting: devon-cornwall.police.uk/contact or by telephoning 101 quoting reference log 144 of September 3, 2026. You could also visit a local police enquiry office in, for example, Exeter, Tiverton, Okehampton, Barnstaple or Tavistock.

Alternatively, information can be shared anonymously with independent charity Crimestoppers online by visiting: crimestoppers-uk.org or by telephoning freephone 0800 555111.