Man arrested following fatal road traffic collision – Oxford

Man arrested following fatal road traffic collision – Oxford

Following our investigation, a man has been arrested following a fatal road traffic collision in Oxford. 

At around 11.47am on Friday 16 October, a collision involving a silver Citroen C3 Aircross and a silver Honda Civic occurred on the A4142 Eastern Bypass, near Littlemore Roundabout. 

The driver of the Honda Civic, a man in his eighties, sustained serious injuries and was taken to hospital. Sadly, he died on Wednesday 28 October. His next of kin have been informed and are being supported by specially trained officers. 

Yesterday, a 36-year-old man from Witney has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by careless driving and causing death by driving a vehicle whilst uninsured and has been released on conditional bail whilst enquiries continue. 

Firstly, our thoughts are with the family and loved ones of the man who has very sadly died following this collision, and we continue to support them at this extremely difficult time. 

We are conducting a thorough investigation to establish the circumstances surrounding the collision and are appealing to anybody who witnessed the incident or who were travelling on the A4142 Eastern Bypass, in the vicinity of Littlemore Roundabout, at around the time of the collision and may have seen what happened. 

We would also ask anyone who was in the area and may have dash-cam footage to please check their recordings and contact us, as this information could be vital to our investigation. 

Anyone with information can contact Thames Valley Police by calling 101 or making a report online, quoting 43260541914. 

Alternatively, information can be provided anonymously via Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 or through its website. 

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