A CAR left the road on Monday when the driver swerved to avoid a badger.

A 20-year-old man from Tetbury was driving a grey Fiat Punto through Shipton Moyne, near Fosse Way, on Monday, December 9 when his car left the road after he swerved to avoid a badger.

The man was not injured and an ambulance was not called.

The car is currently still on the road where it crashed and the owner is due to recover it.