Appeal for witnesses to collision on M5 overbridge

Officers are appealing for witnesses to a collision which took place on an M5 overbridge earlier this week.

Police were called to the overbridge near the slip road of junction 10 northbound at around 3.20pm on Monday (14 June) following reports that a cyclist and Mercedes Sprinter van had collided.

The cyclist was assessed by paramedics and taken to Gloucestershire Royal Hospital with injuries that are no longer serious.

The overbridge was closed for around three hours before reopening.

Investigating officers believe that a number of motorists would have seen the collision and are asking anyone with information or dashcam footage to please come forward.

Information can be submitted to police online by completing the update a crime report form and quoting incident 311 of 14 June: https://www.gloucestershire.police.uk/tua/tell-us-about/cor/tell-us-about-existing-case-report/. You can also call police on 101 referencing the same incident number.