Eight-year-old in hospital and horse put down after road collision, man charged
EM78M5 Police car in front of ambulance and fire engine emergency services. Image shot 04/2015. Exact date unknown.
A man has been charged with road offences relating to an incident after which an eight-year-old was airlifted to hospital and a horse put down.
Devon & Cornwall Police were called to reports of a collision involving a white Ford Transit van and a horse, at Higher Treween, Altarnun, near Launceston, at about 2.20pm on Sunday (12 January).
The rider, aged eight, was taken to hospital but police have confirmed that her injuries are not as serious as was first thought. A 12-year-old girl who was leading the horse was not injured.
“The horse had to be humanely put to sleep by vets at the scene,” a spokesperson for the police said.
“Christopher Rogers, 61, of Bolventor, Launceston, has been charged with driving without due care, driving while disqualified, driving without insurance, failing to stop after a road accident and criminal damage.”
Mr Rogers has been released on bail and is due to appear at Bodmin Magistrates’ Court on 7 February.
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