UPDATED: A 27-year-old man from Hull has been crushed to death between two vehicles in a horrific accident in Plymouth.
The man died in Derriford Hospital last night after being crushed between a Landrowver Defender and a van in Glenholt Road, Plymouth.
An eyewitness who was present at the scene said the pedestrian was in a critical condition as he lay prostrate on the tarmac after the incident at 6.19pm.
Police said the man had been crushed between two vehicles as he apparently tried to load a Volkswagen Transporter van onto a trailer.
The other vehicle involved is thought to have been a Land Rover Defender which was stationary at the time of the incident.
A supermarket delivery driver was one of the first on the scene and had tried to help revive the casualty with other passers-by.
The man, who asked not to be named, was delivering to Glenholt Road at the time.
He said: "I was coming round the corner when I saw the man trapped between the two vehicles.
"He was stood upright against the Land Rover. There were two other men, one walking down the street with his girlfriend and another with his young boy.
"Some neighbours called an ambulance while we pried him out from between the vehicles.
"We gave him CPR for three or four minutes until an ambulance, a doctor and a quick response vehicle turned up and they took over.
"They laid him out on the road and began helping him. I have never seen anything like it."
Two fire engines also attended the scene.
A Devon and Cornwall Police spokesman said: "At 6.19pm on Tuesday, April 29, an incident took place on Glenholt Road involving a stationary Land Rover Defender with a two-axle flatbed trailer attached which was carrying a Volkswagon Transporter van. Weather and road conditions were dry and fine.
"A 27-year-old male from the Hull area had collected the Volkswagon Transporter van from an address in Glenholt Road and was in the process of loading it onto the trailer when an incident occurred causing the male to be crushed between the vehicles.
"The male was conveyed to Derriford Hospital but sadly died of his injuries.
"Next of kin have been informed but a formal identification has not yet taken place."
Sgt Jane Corkhill from the Serious Collisions Investigation Unit added: "We are very keen to speak to anyone that was in the Glenholt Road area between 5.30pm and 6.30pm that evening who may have witnessed the lead up to this tragic event or the actual incident itself."Anyone with any information is asked to call police on 101 quoting log number 654 of April 29.
