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Was recalled car cause of road death?
Friday, March 12, 2010, 10:00
AN 83-year-old man was killed in a car crash as he drove his recalled Peugeot to a dealership to be checked, it emerged last night.
Police are investigating whether the death of Liskeard town crier Frank Beer, on the A30 near Launceston, may have been caused by a potentially faulty accelerator.
Mr Beer's three-year-old car was one of 6,000 semi-automatic Peugeot 107s subject to a recall issued by French car maker Peugeot Citroen.
The cars were made in Europe with Toyota, which has recalled millions of cars worldwide with faulty pedals.
Mr Beer's vehicle crashed with a Land Rover at around 12.30pm on Wednesday.
He was on his way to an appointment at the Truscotts car dealership in Launceston to have the accelerator checked.
Last night, his family said they were "devastated".
His son, Tim Beer, a former police officer, said: "We want to know if the vehicle was responsible for the accident or not.
"My father's dead, you can't bring him back. If there's a problem with Peugeot, how many other people might face that problem?"