A MOTORCYCLIST escaped serious injury after a crash with a car on London Road in Thrupp this evening.

A motorbike and car collided at around 5.10pm outside an industrial estate on London Road in Stroud.

An ambulance and police attended.

The motorcyclist was treated at the scene and did not need to go to hospital.

The crash caused some delays between Stroud and Cirencester but the road has now re-opened and traffic is easing.