Driver in critical condition after crash

A stretch of the A48 near Tidenham. There are fields on the right hand side and bushes on the left.Image source, Google
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The crash occurred near the former National Diving Centre on the A48 in Tidenham

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A man has been taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries following a serious crash.

Gloucestershire Police were called to the A48 in Tidenham at about 16:40 GMT on Thursday after a crash involving a Peugeot 308 and a lorry outside the former National Diving Centre.

The driver of the Peugeot, a man in his 60s, was taken to Southmead Hospital in Bristol where he remains in a critical condition.

Officers are appealing for witnesses or anyone with dashcam footage to get in touch.

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