The crash happened on Saturday night
An 18-year-old e-scooter rider has died after being involved in a crash with a car, police have said.
After the incident, which happened on St Paul's Road near the junction with Folly Lane, in Cheltenham at about 23:00 GMT on Saturday, the car involved drove away, Gloucestershire Police said.
The e-scooter rider was taken to Southmead Hospital in Bristol, but died there on Sunday.
A man in his 20s from Cheltenham was arrested on Sunday on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving, and then rearrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving.
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Four other people were arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender but have since been released under investigation.
A car matching the description of the one involved – a white Kia – has been seized by police.
The officers investigating the fatal collision are keen to hear from anyone who witnessed it or may have dashcam footage.
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