Cyclist seriously injured in collision with lorry

The rear view of a police car with an orange and yellow fluorescent boot door, parked on a road closed with white and blue police tape with police officers walking on the pavement in the distance where a lorry can be seen parked across the road

Police have closed part of Swindon Road in Cheltenham

An elderly cyclist is in a serious condition following a collision with a lorry.

The woman was injured while riding a bicycle outside the Funky Warehouse shop on Swindon Road, Cheltenham, at about 14:20 BST on Thursday.

She has been taken to Gloucestershire Royal Hospital with suspected serious injuries, police said.

The road from the Wymans Lane roundabout to Windyridge Road has been closed and motorists have been advised to avoid the area.

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