A road traffic accident occurred this morning on the A426 Rugby Road between the Southam Roundabout and the Stockton Crossroads.
A car had left the road at around 07:40 and ended in trees on the roadside - Rugby direction.
The incident was reported by two cyclists who were on scene whilst the incident unfolded.
Multiple police cars were in attendance together with an ambulance and the air ambulance.
As at 08:15 the road remains closed in both directions so the route needs to be avoided.
Update:
A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokesman has said: “A passing cyclist noticed a vehicle that was in dense trees and shrubbery off the A426, near Stockton. The cyclist immediately called the emergency services.
Ambulance crews arrived and found a car that is believed to have left the road and been in a significant collision with trees.
The car was not easily visible from the road.
Unfortunately, it quickly became apparent that nothing could be done to save the man found in the car, and he was confirmed dead at the scene.”
Trees had to be cut away to allow access to the scene and to enable the vehicle to be removed.
The name of the driver will not be released until relatives have been informed and formal identification processes have been completed.
Police are appealing for witnesses to the incident which involved a red Renault Clio and would like to hear from anyone who was travelling along the A426, in either direction, between 7.15am and 7.45am this morning who may have seen the red Renault Clio, which was travelling in the direction of Southam a short distance past Stockton.
Anyone with any information is asked to contact PC Geoff Bell in the Major Investigation Unit, Roads on 01926 415000 x 3997.
West Midlands Ambulance Service were called to reports of a man found in a car off the A426 near Stockton at around 7.35am. An ambulance, an incident support officer and the Warwickshire and Northamptonshire Air Ambulance attended the scene.
The road has now fully re-opened
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