Appeal for witnesses following serious injury road traffic collision – South and Vale

Thames Valley Police is appealing for witnesses and dash-cam footage following a serious injury collision on the A420 Fernham Road, Faringdon.

At around 7.35am today (12/9), there was a collision involving a motorcycle, a Citroen van and a Jaguar E-pace.

The rider of the motorcycle, a man in his twenties from Oxfordshire, suffered a suspected broken jaw. He remains in hospital at this time in a stable condition.  

No one else was injured.

The driver of the Citroen, a 25-year-old man from Swindon, was arrested on suspicion of causing serious injury by careless driving and driving whilst over the specified drug limit. He remains in custody at this time.

The road was closed for recovery and investigation but has since been re-opened.

Investigating officer PC David Burleigh, of the Joint Operations Roads Policing Unit, said: “We are appealing for anyone who witnessed this collision or anyone who has dash-cam of the incident to please come forward.

“If you have information please provide it through our online site, or by calling 101, quoting reference 43230408511.”

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