Gloucester Road e-bike crash leaves elderly pedestrian seriously injured

An arrest has been made after the pedestrian suffered "potentially life-changing injuries"

10:13, 11 Jun 2026Updated 10:20, 11 Jun 2026

The A38 Gloucester Road(Image: Google Maps)

A pedestrian is seriously injured in hospital after being struck by an e-bike as he crossed Gloucester Road.

Emergency services were called to the Horfield[1] stretch of the busy high street at around 10.05pm last night (Wednesday, June 10), following reports of a collision between a red and white e-bike and an 80-year-old man.

The man was crossing the road near the Quarrington Road junction when the collision took place, Avon and Somerset Police[2] said.

He remains in hospital with injuries that could be life-changing, the force added.

His next of kin have been informed.

A man, in his 40s, has been arrested in connection with the incident and remains in custody at this time.

Officers are now appealing for information from anyone who saw what happened.

The force said in a statement: "We are appealing for witnesses and anybody with dashcam footage in connection with a collision which left a pedestrian with potentially life-changing injuries in Bristol.

"We were called to a collision involving a red and white e-bike and an 80-year-old man on the A38 Gloucester Road at around 10.05pm last night.

"The man was crossing the road near the Quarrington Road junction when he was involved in the collision, and he has since been taken to hospital with potentially life-changing injuries where he remains.

His next of kin have been informed.

"We are carrying out CCTV and house-to-house enquiries and are now appealing to anybody with information or those with relevant CCTV or dashcam footage to come forward.

"A man, in his 40s, has been arrested in connection with the incident and remains in custody at this time.

"Anybody who can assist our enquiries are asked to contact us on 101 quoting reference number 5226160339 or complete our online appeals form."

Police did not state what the man had been arrested on suspicion of.

References

1. ^ Horfield (www.bristolpost.co.uk)
2. ^ Avon and Somerset Police (www.bristolpost.co.uk)