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Eight-year-old in hospital and horse put down after road collision, man charged


  • 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).

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    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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