{"id":820780,"date":"2026-07-24T11:58:11","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T11:58:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/820780\/"},"modified":"2026-07-24T11:58:11","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T11:58:11","slug":"man-dies-in-west-tamar-highway-crash-linked-to-exeter-stabbing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/820780\/","title":{"rendered":"Man dies in West Tamar Highway crash linked to Exeter stabbing"},"content":{"rendered":"

A man has died in a head-on crash on the West Tamar Highway at Legana, with police linking the collision to a serious stabbing at a home in Exeter.<\/p>\n

Initial inquiries indicate the man reportedly left a residential property on Main Road in Exeter in a blue Skoda and collided with a blue Nissan Navara shortly before 4:40pm on Friday.<\/p>\n

He was pronounced dead at the scene.<\/p>\n

The sole occupant of the other vehicle, a woman in her 30s, sustained serious injuries and was taken to hospital.<\/p>\n

\"\"Emergency crews attended the West Tamar Highway at Legana. Image \/ Bradley Moylon<\/p>\n

She is believed to be in a serious condition.<\/p>\n

Police believe the crash is connected to a stabbing at the Exeter property around 4:30pm.<\/p>\n

\"\"Flames and smoke were visible at the crash scene in Legana. Image \/ Bradley Moylon<\/p>\n

Emergency services were called after reports a woman had sustained serious stab wounds.<\/p>\n

Initial investigations indicate the injuries were inflicted by a man known to the woman.<\/p>\n

She was taken to hospital and is reportedly in a critical condition.<\/p>\n

A crime scene has been declared at the address.<\/p>\n

Detectives, crash investigators and forensic services are continuing to conduct inquiries into both incidents.<\/p>\n

Motorists are being asked to avoid the area until further notice.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A man has died in a head-on crash on the West Tamar Highway at Legana, with police linking…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":820781,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[64,63,44],"class_list":["post-820780","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-australia","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/820780","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=820780"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/820780\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/820781"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=820780"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=820780"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=820780"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}