Police appeal for witnesses after car leaves the road at Birdlip viewpoint

Police are appealing for witnesses after a car left the road at Birdlip Hill viewpoint earlier today, Thursday 22 April.

At around midday, emergency services were called with a report of a car leaving the road at Barrow Wake in Birdlip. 

The driver, a man, has been taken to Southmead Hospital with serous injuries.

No-one else was injured.

The car is described as being a Silver Suzuki Alto.

Investigating officers spoke to members of the public at the scene but are asking anyone who they have not yet spoken to and witnessed the incident to contact them.

This can be done by completing the following form and quoting incident 187 of 22 April or calling police on 101: https://www.gloucestershire.police.uk/tua/tell-us-about/cor/tell-us-about-existing-case-report/

Police remain at the scene carrying out a serious collision investigation.