A40 crash: Man killed after Porsche ploughs into tree

Man dies following collision on A40 in Cheltenham

Aftermath of the traffic incident on the A40 Gloucester Road, Cheltenham. January 26 2025. A man has (Image: Daniel Jae Webb / SWNS)

A man has been killed in a high-speed crash outside GCHQ as an electric Porsche ploughs into a tree.

An electric Porsche, believed to be a Taycan, ploughed into a tree on the A40 Gloucester Road, Cheltenham at 12.40am on Sunday morning. 

Shocking pictures show the front end of the car appears to have separated from the bulk of the vehicle on impact with the tree.

Emergency services attended the scene, providing CPR to a 36-year-old local man.

Man dies following collision on A40 in Cheltenham

Aftermath of the traffic incident on the A40 Gloucester Road (Image: Daniel Jae Webb / SWNS)

Man dies following collision on A40 in Cheltenham

The aftermath of the crash (Image: Daniel Jae Webb / SWNS)

Gloucestershire Police has said: “CCTV and dashcam footage is currently being reviewed. Officers are keen to hear from anyone who has any footage which they believe is relevant and who has not already spoken to police.

“Anyone with any information is asked to provide it through the following form on our website, quoting incident 18 of 26 January. Alternatively you can call police on 101:  “.

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