A car crashed into a listed bridge near the Cotswolds leaving the historic structure badly damage.

The Halfpenny Bridge in Lechlade-on-Thames is a Grade II listed building.

It was smashed into by a car shortly after 1.40am on Tuesday morning.

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The driver, a man in his 30s, was arrested on suspicion of drink driving and taken to Great Western Hospital in Swindon for assessment.

Police confirmed that National Highways had been informed of the collision so that a structural engineer could assess the damage.