Police update after crash on major Yate road

Station Road has been shut by police following a crash between a cyclist and a car believed to be near the railway station.  Stagecoach West has said that service 86 has been diverted and was unable to serve the stops at Longs Drive and Yate station.  It adds that they would return to the normal route once police reopen the road. 

An Avon and Somerset Police spokesperson said: "At 3.41pm we received a report of a collision involving a car and a cyclist on Station Road in Yate. "The road was briefly closed to allow emergency services to respond and was reopened at 5.15pm. "A man was taken to hospital by the ambulance service with injuries that are not believed to be life-changing or life-threatening.

"If you witnessed the collision or have any information which could help our investigation, please call 101 and give the call handler the reference number 5225227581."