Arrest after man throws objects into traffic on major Devon road
A stretch of the A380 was closed while the incident was ongoing
Last updated 6th Oct 2025
A man has been arrested after he was seen throwing items into traffic on the A380 in Devon.
Police were called at 9.05am today, 6 October, following concern for the welfare of a man on an overbridge at Penn Inn roundabout, Newton Abbot.
Devon and Cornwall Police said the man was also seen throwing items into traffic below.
Officers attended the scene and engaged with him before he was brought to safety around 9.45am.
The A380 was closed southbound while the incident was ongoing.
A man in his 20s, of no fixed abode, Torquay, was arrested on suspicion of causing damage to road users.
Police said he remains in custody.