A serious crash on the A4 today (June 13) involved a cyclist and a lorry, police say.
The incident at a pedestrian crossing near Keynsham has been described as "bad" by an eyewitness who said they saw "a man lying on the ground".
Police and paramedics rushed to the scene at Pixash Roundabout at around 8.30am.
Follow live updates on the incident on a key route between Bath and Bristol
An Avon and Somerset Constabulary spokesman said: “It looks at this stage like a cyclist has had a seizure and fallen into a lorry.
“British Transport Police is dealing with this incident.”
An eyewitness has described what they saw at the scene of the crash.
They said: “I was walking back from Snapdragons’s nursery and I only saw skip lorry, police, ambulance and a few people who had cars and helping.
“I didn’t see any cyclist.
"It did look bad as I saw a man lying on the ground where I would normally cross the road.
“I knew there was an accident waiting to happen as there is no proper crossing here.
“I heard the crash as I was walking into nursery.”
Traffic is heavy on the key route between Bath and Bristol, according to the AA traffic map.
Earlier, another witness said: "I only saw a skip lorry and no other vehicles involved.
“The lorry was stopped on the pedestrian crossing and police and paramedics were crowding around it and looking under the vehicle.
“It looked very serious. It looked like a pedestrian was involved.
“The traffic is backing up all the way to Saltford.”
Do you have any information or pictures from the scene? To keep other drivers and locals up to date, email tomas.malloy@reachplc.com.
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