A MAN has died in Upper Oddington, near Moreton-in-Marsh, after his vehicle crashed into a garden wall.

Police were called shortly after 1pm today to a fatal crash in the North Cotswolds. The vehicle crashed into a wall on a road through Upper Oddington.

The man, believed to be in his sixties and from Chipping Camden, was the sole occupant of the car, a Mercedes Estate. He was confirmed dead at the scene by paramedics.

His next of kin has been informed and a post mortem is expected to take place. The road remains closed as his car is recovered.

Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact Gloucestershire Police on 101, quoting incident number 233 of December 5.