Moped rider taken to hospital following serious collision in Gloucester yesterday (19 Jan)

Police are appealing for dashcam footage following a serious collision on Eastern Avenue, Gloucester, yesterday afternoon, Monday 19 January.

Emergency services were called to a report of a collision involving a moped, a red Volvo Estate and a red Mini Cooper, close to Lidl at around 2.55pm.

The moped rider, a man in his 30s from Gloucester, was taken to Southmead Hospital in Bristol with a serious leg injury, where he currently remains.

The section of road was closed for approximately two hours.

Enquiries are continuing and officers would now like to speak to anyone who may have witnessed the collision or who has relevant dashcam footage, and who has not already spoken to police.

Anybody with information is asked to contact Gloucestershire Police through the website, or by calling 101, quoting incident 278 of 19 January: https://www.gloucestershire.police.uk/tua/tell-us-about/cor/tell-us-about-existing-case-report/