James Tirrell, aged 70, was behind the wheel of a Citroen Berlingo on Sunday, November 15, 2020. At approximately 9.30am, Tirrell crashed head-on into a red Ford Focus on the B3157 near to the junction of Cogden Beach car park. Police closed the road while firefighters from Bridport and Beaminster attended and an air ambulance landed in a nearby field. Two people, one in each car, were trapped and had to be cut free from their vehicles by firefighters.
The scene of the crash. Picture: DWFRS A picture taken at the scene showed extensive damage to the vehicles involved. A passenger in the Citroen, a woman aged in her 70s, and the two occupants of the Ford – both Weymouth women aged in their 20s – were taken to hospital via an air ambulance with serious injuries.