A MAN from Malvern is in a stable condition in hospital in after suffering serious injuries in a crash near Stroud.

The 25-year-old was taken to Gloucestershire Royal Hospital after a Volkswagen recovery truck crashed into a Cotswold stone wall in Vatch Lane, Eastcombe, at about 6.40pm last night.

The driver of the truck, a 31-year-old man also from Malvern, suffered minor injuries.


Witnesses to the crash who have not yet spoken to officers are asked to call Gloucestershire Police on 101, quoting incident number 392 of August 7.