Boy dies following single-vehicle collision

A boy has died following a single-vehicle collision in Tewkesbury last night.

Police were called at 7.20pm with a report of a Yamaha motorbike leaving the Tewkesbury Road, Deerhurst.

Emergency services attended and a 17-year-old boy from Tewkesbury was pronounced dead at the scene.

His next of kin and the coroner have been informed.

Officers investigating the collision are keen to hear from anyone who may have relevant dashcam footage or who witnessed the incident and have not yet spoken to police.

Anyone with information is asked to call police on 101 and quote incident 444 of 13 April.