Appeal for witness to serious injury road traffic collision – A422, Banbury

Thames Valley Police is appealing for witnesses to a serious injury road traffic collision on the A422 eastbound in Banbury.

At around 11.20am yesterday (21/2), a motorcycle was travelling towards Junction 11 of the M40. When the motorcyclist, a man in his sixties, left the roundabout with Wildmere Road and Ermont Way, he collided with a road barrier.

The motorcycle, a silver Yamaha FZS 1000 remained on the eastbound carriageway but the motorcyclist went over the barrier and landed on the westbound carriageway.

The man sustained serious injuries, requiring hospital treatment, where he remains at this time.

Investigating officer PC Katie Young said: “I am appealing for witnesses to this collision to please come forward.

“I am also appealing to anyone who was driving in the area and has dash-came footage, to please share this with us.

“Anyone with information can contact us by calling 101 or making an online report, via our website, quoting crime reference number 43250087457.”

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