An appeal has been made for witnesses to a collision that took place early on Thursday morning in Cheltenham that left a motorcyclist with serious injuries.

Police were called to the A40 London Road at around 6.45am following reports that a motorcyclist and Volvo had collided near to the Chase Avenue junction.

The motorcyclist, a local man in his 50s, was taken to Southmead Hospital in Bristol with serious injuries, where he remains.

The driver of the Volvo, also from the local area, was uninjured.

Officers investigating the collision would like to hear from anyone who witnessed it, was in the area at the time or may have dashcam footage.

Information can be submitted by calling 101 and quoting incident 39 of February 6.