Police have issued an appeal for witnesses following a fatal collision on Friday.
A man has died following a collision which involved two lorries in the early hours of Friday 18 July.
Police were called at around 12.50am with a report of a serious collision on the A40 near to Northleach.
Officers, along with the fire and ambulance services, attended the incident which happened between Northleach and Burford.
One of the drivers, a man aged in his 30s, was pronounced dead at the scene.
The second driver was taken hospital to be checked over and he has since been released.
A man aged in his 50s was arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving and he remains in custody for questioning.
The A40 London Road is closed at the Northleach roundabout with the A429 heading eastbound towards Burford, and it is expected to remain closed until later today.
Motorists who are not in heavy goods vehicles can divert through Northleach, however due to a 7.5 tonne weight restriction, this route is not permitted for heavy goods vehicles and drivers of these vehicles will need to use other routes.
Anyone who witnessed the collision or has dashcam footage is asked to provide this to police online by completing the following form and quoting incident 12 of 18 July: https://www.gloucestershire.police.uk/tua/tell-us-about/cor/tell-us-about-existing-case-report/
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