Police appeal for witnesses after a man is seriously injured in a road accident on well-used short cut between Oxford and Banbury

Police investigating a serious accident on a short-cut between Oxford and Banbury have appealed for dash cam footage.
Police have appealed for witnesses to an accident in which a young man was seriously injuredPolice have appealed for witnesses to an accident in which a young man was seriously injured
Police have appealed for witnesses to an accident in which a young man was seriously injured

The appeal for witnesses was made yesterday after the serious injury collision in Islip on Monday, May 30.

At around 1.40pm that day a blue Ford Focus was travelling from Oxford towards Islip on the B4027 Wheatley Road when it left the road and collided with a tree.

The driver a man in his late twenties, was taken to the John Radcliffe hospital with a serious head injury, where he remains.

Investigating Dean O’Dell, of the Joint Operations Roads Policing Unit, said: “We are appealing for witnesses following this collision.

“If anyone has dash-cam footage or witnessed this incident we would please ask them to come forward.

“They can report online or by calling 101 quoting reference 43220236079.”

Islip is a commonly used cut-through from the A4260 Banbury to Oxford Road for motorists wanting to bypass Kidlington or to reach Headington.