Teenager Dies After Collision in Stoke Gifford

A 14-year-old boy has tragically died following a serious collision in Stoke gifford/">Gifford last week. Leyton Coombs was riding his bicycle along Great Stoke Way on Tuesday, 18 March, when he was involved in a collision with a car at around 7:40pm. Emergency services responded swiftly, and Leyton was taken to hospital in a critical condition. The force has now launched an appeal for information to assist with their investigation.

“We’re appealing for witnesses or anyone with any footage that could be relevant to our investigation to contact us,” a police spokesperson said.

Anyone who witnessed the incident or has dashcam, CCTV, or other footage is urged to call 101, or submit information online at Avon and Somerset Police's website, quoting reference 5225080056.