The A40 is currently closed near Andoversford following a collision between a car and a lorry at Tunnell Hill this morning.

The collision, which happened at around 8.20am, involved two vehicles - a silver Vauxhall Corsa and an articulated lorry.

The driver of the Corsa, a 35-year-old man from Cheltenham, was air lifted to Frenchay Hospital in Bristol with serious injuries.

The road currently remains closed whilst the emergency services work at the scene of the collision and will be reopened as soon as possible.

Officers investigating the collision are eager to here from anyone who saw the collision and ask witnesses that haven’t yet spoken to the police to contact Gloucestershire Police on 101, quoting incident number 64 of February 9.