​A grandmother who was knocked off her bike in a collision with a Land Rover has died in hospital.

Brenda Carlton suffered serious head injuries after the crash, which happened as she cycled to her home in Leckhampton.

She was taken to Frenchay Hospital in Bristol after Monday’s accident, but died yesterday.

The 72-year-old, from Halland Road, was due to celebrate her 50th wedding anniversary with her husband Ron this year.

He said: “She was very caring. She always wanted to help people if she could.”

Mrs Carlton, who had two children, Paul and Carol, was a keen cyclist and a member of Cheltenham and County Cycling Club and Cheltenham Touring Club, along with her husband.

The couple moved from Kent to Cheltenham in 1972.

Mrs Carlton also enjoyed gardening and was a warden at Asquith Road allotments.

In 2006, she picked up the prize for best allotment warden for her role there as part of the borough council awards.

Mr Carlton said: “She enjoyed having an allotment. We grew all our own vegetables. She was more of an expert than me, but I will try to keep it up.”

Mrs Carlton was interested in classical music and the couple regularly went to concerts at Cheltenham Town Hall and at the Symphony Hall in Birmingham.

Her daughter Carol said: “She was one of the nicest people you could know. She cared about people and tried to do things to help them.”

The incident happened at 5.10pm, on the junction of Leckhampton Road with Halland Road in Leckhampton.

Susan Allen, who lives in Leckhampton Road, said she heard the police sirens.

She said: “It’s very sad. The police were here for about three hours. They closed the road for a while. We weren’t sure what was going on.”

A police spokeswoman said: “A Land Rover Defender, which was driven by a 39-year-old man from Cheltenham, was in collision with a bicycle ridden by a 72-year-old woman from Cheltenham.

“The cyclist suffered serious head injuries and was taken to Frenchay Hospital in Bristol in a critical condition. She sadly died yesterday.”

Police are appealing for witnesses. Anyone with any information should call Gloucestershire police on 0845 090 1234.