Four people found dead by police on patrol after horror tree crash in early hours
Four men were tragically discovered dead when a patrolling police car discovered a Renault Clio after it had crashed into a tree.
Four men have died after their car crashed into a tree in the early hours of the morning. The police, who were on patrol at the time, discovered the single-vehicle collision involving a black Renault Clio on the A436 in Ullenwood, Cheltenham.
The vehicle had veered off the road and collided with a tree, resulting in the death of all four occupants. The police are now conducting "urgent work" to identify those involved in this serious incident.
As a result, the affected road remains closed in both directions, with no indication as to when it will reopen. Traffic monitoring site Inrix reports that the A436 is "closed in both directions due to accident investigation work from the A417 (Air Balloon Roundabout, Ullenwood) to the A435 (Seven Springs), following a serious accident overnight".
National Highways South West, posting on X (formerly Twitter), warned: "This closure is off National Highways network however if you are travelling to @airtattoo this morning this may cause congestion on the #A417. Plan ahead.", reports the Mirror.
Gloucestershire Police are appealing for anyone with information about the collision or any dash-cam footage to come forward to assist their investigation.
In an official statement, Gloucestershire Police confirmed: "Four people have died in a collision on the A436 in Ullenwood in the early hours of this morning, Sunday 21 July."
"Shortly before 2am, police who were on patrol came across a single vehicle collision which involved a black Renault Clio. The vehicle had left the road and collided with a tree, and four males who were inside the vehicle were deceased."
"Urgent work has been ongoing to identify all of those involved and notify their next of kin. The road remains closed in both directions between the A417 Air Balloon roundabout and Severn Springs while a collision investigation continues."
"Anyone who has any information about the collision or has any dash-cam footage, is asked to provide information to police online by completing the following form and quoting incident 52 of 21 July."
