AN 85-YEAR-OLD man has died after a collision in Redlynch.

The man, who has not been named, was pronounced dead at the scene following the single collision, involving a Nissan Micra, at Quavey Road on Wednesday.

The crash happened just before 10am.

Police told the Journal that the man was local to the area and that the vehicle had collided with a gatepost of a house.