Driver dies after collision in Frampton Cotterell

A DRIVER whose car was involved in a collision in Frampton Cotterell died in the incident, police have confirmed.

Emergency services were called to Ryecroft Road at around 4.30pm on June 7 after the car collided with a wall and a parked vehicle.

Specialists from the Great Western Air Ambulance flew to the scene to join a rapid response paramedic and two other teams who attended in another ambulance.

Police closed Ryecroft Road between Church Road and Rockside Gardens during the incident.

However they were unable to save the driver, who was in his 30s and is believed to have suffered a medical emergency before the collision.

An Avon and Somerset police spokesperson said: "The driver of the vehicle, a man in his 30s, was sadly pronounced dead at the scene.

"Our thoughts are with the man’s family and a specialist family liaison officer will now support them as we carry out enquiries into what happened."

Police are not appealing for any witnesses to come forward.

Officers closed Ryecroft Road between Church Road and Rockside Gardens as ambulance workers tried to save the man.

Three fire crews, from Bath, Kingswood and Yate, also assisted the police and ambulance service during the emergency response.

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Surgeons had to amputate his right leg up to the knee to save the rest of the limb, and he was in the intensive care unit for 11 days after the collision, which happened on the A432 Badminton Road at Nibley on May 22.

Curtis, who was on his way to an appointment with a client in Yate, has undergone several more operations and has now moved from Southmead's orthopaedic trauma unit to a rehabilitation ward at Weston General Hospital.

His girlfriend Stacey Hitchens set up an online donations page to raise money for a blade-style prosthetic leg, so that Curtis can be active again, to fund equipment and adaptations he may need to aid his recovery, and to ease the financial impact of losing his nine-year career.

As the Voice went to press, the page had raised more than £15,000.

Curtis can no longer do the physically demanding job he loved, or continue to be a platelet donor - he had donated more than 100 bags - after receiving 10 bags of blood himself.

Stacey has also left her job, as she was unable to take paid leave to help Curtis, and as a result the couple have had to move out of the flat they shared in Emersons Green, and face rebuilding their lives from scratch.

Curtis has no memory of the collision or the next four days, but soon realised how badly he was injured.

He said: "I knew it would change my life completely, however I was not considering all of the negative impacts.

"I just knew I was so lucky to be alive, and grateful for the amazing doctors who worked so hard to save me.

"The skill of the multiple doctors who put me back together as best they could was outstanding.

"Every single person did their jobs so well, and were so kind to me, and attentive. I love the NHS and I wouldn't be here without it.

"I have lots of options for the future.

"I loved my job but I will continue to help people in other ways. Once I have recovered and got to grips with my new way of life then I aim to be a mentor to amputees in the future.

"I have had to move home but I have a fantastic family, great