The road was closed this morning, Wednesday February 15, after a silver Suzuki Alto collided with alamppost just off the roundabout at the junction with Edinburgh Place at approximately 11.05.

The driver of the car, an 86-year-old man from Cheltenham, has been taken to Cheltenham General Hospital.

Any witnesses to the collision that haven`t yet spoken to officers should contact Gloucestershire Constabulary by dialling 101 and quoting incident number 123 of February 15.