Two men seriously injured after collision with car near Cirencester

It happened on the A417 around 9pm last night.

Author: Harry LongPublished 18th Oct 2022

Two men are in hospital with serious injuries - after a collision with a car on the A417 near Cirencester.

It happened around 9pm last night - on the southbound carriageway between the Duntisbourne Abbots and Quarry junctions.

A car collided with the two men as a number of roadworkers were in the process of closing a lane to traffic.

A 41 year-old man, who was driving the vehicle, was arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving and remains in police custody.

The road was closed for a number of hours whilst enquiries took place and has since reopened.

Anyone who witnessed the collision is being urged to contact police.

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