Officers are appealing for witnesses to a serious collision which took place in the Forest of Dean yesterday afternoon, Tuesday 11 October.
Police were called to the A48 Elton Corner near Newnham shortly after 3.45pm following a report of a two vehicle collision.
The collision, which involved a black Kawasaki motorbike and Volvo HGV lorry, took place at the junction with the A4151.
The rider of the motorbike, a man in his 20s and from Gloucester, sustained serious injuries and remains in Southmead Hospital in Bristol at this time.
The pillion passenger of the motorbike, also in his 20s and from Gloucester, was taken to Gloucestershire Royal Hospital where he remains. The driver of the lorry was uninjured.
A number of road closures were put into place in the area and lifted shortly after 11pm.
Officers from the Roads Policing Unit would like to hear from anyone who witnessed the collision and hasn’t already spoken to police.
Anyone with dashcam footage or information they feel may be relevant is also asked to make contact.
Information can be provided to police online by completing the following form and quoting incident 274 of 11 October: www.gloucestershire.police.uk/tua/tell-us-about/cor/tell-us-about-existing-case-report/
You can also call police on 101 and quote the same incident number.
