Falmouth police inspector John Trott remains in hospital today after he was left seriously injured in a collision with a lorry at the weekend.

Insp Trott, who lives at The Lizard, was taking part in a cycling time trial and had reached the Victoria interchange on the A30 when he collided with the back of a highway maintenance vehicle. The reason why still remains a mystery and Insp Trott has no memory of what happened.

He was left with fractured ribs, neck bones and sternum and the extent of his injuries was so severe that he had to be airlifted to Derriford Hospital.

It is unlikely he will return to work until the New Year and in the meantime a temporary inspector has been appointed at Falmouth police station – Mark Cooper, who has been a sergeant in Falmouth for the last four years.

He said staff at the station had been left shocked by the news of Insp Trott’s accident and he had since had a huge number of people, including councillors and organisations that work closely with the police, sending their good wishes for a speedy recovery, which had all been passed on.

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