A FIVE-car crash happened near the Colt Car Company in Cirencester. 

Police were called to the scene by Watermoor Road at 5.40pm yesterday after a collision involving a black Volkswagen Tiguan, a blue Mini Cooper, a Silver Ford Fiesta, a black Peugeot 207 and a silver Toyota Avensis.

They said it appeared that one car went into the back of another car, causing a further three cars to go into each other.

No one was injured and one lane of the road was blocked while three vehicles awaited recovery.

Highways attended to clear fluid from the road.