Police have released the name of an 88-year-old man who died following a serious collision near St Blazey before Christmas.

John Perks was fatally injured in a collision which happened on Wednesday, December 21.

At around 3.15pm, two vehicles were in collision on the A390 at Penpillick, near St Blazey, a Volkswagen Polo and a Nissan NV200 people carrier.

The two elderly occupants in the VW Polo were airlifted to Derriford Hospital. The two occupants of the Nissan people carrier were treated at the scene for minor injuries.

Any witnesses to the collision are asked to contact the Investigation team at Bodmin Roads Policing Team, on 101 or [email protected] quoting police log 452 for December 21.