Police are appealing for witnesses to a serious collision in Stroud Monday afternoon (September 21).

Officers were called to Bisley Old Road with a report of a cyclist coming off his bicycle and hitting a van at around 12.50pm.

The cyclist, a man in his 40s, has been taken to Southmead Hospital in Bristol with suspected serious injuries. No one else has been injured.

The road has been closed and is not expected to re-open for a few hours with drivers asked to find alternative routes.

Police are asking anyone who saw the cyclist going towards Stroud town centre, witnessed the collision or who has dashcam footage to call police on 101 quoting incident 217 of 21 September.

Information can also be submitted by completing the following online form and referencing the incident number: https://www.gloucestershire.police.uk/tua/tell-us-about/cor/tell-us-about-existing-case-report/?fbclid=IwAR06hG8cM_4SkW0FZkm-X5vExY8UrF4YZNjyGkKJH3vXedq7V15IXxNe3i4