Four hospitalised after vehicle runs over man's body in St James

Four people are being treated at the Cornwall Regional Hospital for injuries they received after the vehicle in which they were travelling ran over the body of a man, along the Lilliput main road in St James, on Sunday night.

The deceased has been identified as 38-year-old Linval Griffiths, whose address is not yet known.

The Barrett Town police say about 9:30 p.m., the driver of a white Toyota Mark X motor car and three male passengers were travelling along the roadway towards Falmouth.

On reaching a section of the road, the driver allegedly lost control of the vehicle after he ran over Griffiths' body. 

The car ran off the road, colliding into a large tree and a shop before coming to a stop.

The police were summoned and all four occupants of the vehicle were rushed to hospital, where they were admitted.

The scene was processed and Griffiths' body removed to the morgue for autopsy.

Investigators have indicated that Griffiths may have been the victim of a hit-and-run accident.

- Hopeton Bucknor

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