A collision on the A419 near Cirencester caused serious injuries to a motorcyclist. 

The incident occurred on Stroud Road, near the Agricultural College between a Volkswagen Golf and a Piaggio Vespa motorcycle 

Emergency services were called at 4:30 pm, with the rider of the motorcycle, a man aged in his 50s, was needed to be taken to hospital with serious injuries.

He is currently receiving treatment at Southmead Hospital in Bristol, but no one else was harmed during the incident.

Cotswolds Police are now appealing for witnesses to the collision, particularly those that were travelling along the A419 in either direction with dashcam footage.

Information can be submitted by completing the following online form, quoting incident 322 of 2 January.

You can access the form here, or call 101 and quote the same incident number.