A 91-YEAR-OLD man was lucky to avoid serious injury when he crashed into five cars and a house at the weekend.

Gloucestershire police said the collision took place in Well Hill in Minchinhampton at 1pm on Saturday afternoon.

The elderly man, who lives in Stroud, crashed his black Audi A4 into five cars, a signpost and then into the wall of a house.

Police and an ambulance attended the scene but there were no serious injuries.

The other vehicles involved in the collision included an Audi TT, a blue BMW, a Renault Kangoo, a Citroen C1 and a Peugeot 106.

Police said the road, which leads onto the High Street, was reopened at 3.30pm after the cars had been removed.