Police say that a 30-year-old cyclist from Chippenham is still fighting for his life in hospital following a crash with a milk tanker.

He received a life threatening head injury in the collision on the A350 near The Plough crossroads at 12.35am on Monday.

A police spokesman said: "The man was riding a Carrera pedal cycle along the A350 towards Chippenham when he was involved in a collision with the driver of a Renault Artic milk tanker travelling in the same direction.

"The cyclist was taken to Southmead Hospital in Bristol with a life threatening head injury.

"The driver of the milk tanker was not injured ."

Today the spokesman added that the cyclist's condition had not changed.

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The road was closed this morning for six hours while the collision investigators attended the scene and the incident was cleared.

The police spokesman said: "We’d like to hear from anyone who witnessed the collision, including anyone who may have been driving in the area with a dash cam fitted to their vehicle.

"Call 101 and quote log number 6 of July 6, 2020."