A DEER died after being hit by a car near the Speech House on Wednesday (June 7) evening.

The animal shot out in front of a Toyota Avensis on Speech House Road and the driver couldn’t avoid the collision.

Police received a call about the accident between Cinderford and Coleford at 7.24pm.

A stretch of road between the B4227 Valley Road and B4234 New Road was blocked for a while before it was cleared.