A man has died in a single-vehicle crash in west Somerset.
Emergency services were called to a rural road near Red Lane, Churchinford, shortly before 12.05am yesterday morning (Sunday).
The sole occupant of a white Peugeot 3008 – a man in his forties – was pronounced dead at the scene.
The man’s next of kin has been informed and are being supported by specially trained police officers.
The car is believed to have been travelling from the direction of Blagdon Hill towards Churchinford when the crashoccurred.
Recovery work has been completed, and the road was reopened at about 11.30am.
The police now want to speak to anyone who was in the area at the time and may have witnessed what happened, or captured relevant dashcam footage, to get in touch online or on 101 quoting reference number 5225034822.