Rider seriously hurt in crash (From Witney Gazette)

Rider seriously hurt in crash

2:52pm Monday 15th September 2008 in Witney

Police this afternoon appealed for witnesses after a motorcyclist was seriously injured in a crash near North Leigh.

A blue Renault Clio was travelling on the A4095 from the direction of Long Hanborough, towards North Leigh, when it was involved in a collision with a white Honda motorcycle travelling from Witney towards Long Hanborough, just outside Eynsham Hall at the junction with Park Road.

The rider of the motorcycle, a 61-year-old man from Witney, suffered serious injuries and was taken to the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford. The driver of the Clio, a 63-year-old woman from North Leigh, suffered shock.

The road was closed for three-and-a-half hours after the collision, which happened at about 2.20pm on Saturday, while forensic collision investigators examined the scene.

Anyone with any information about the incident is asked to contact PC Kerry Clarke at Abingdon police station via 0845 8 505 505, or if you don’t want to talk to the police or give your name, call the Crimestoppers charity on 0800 555 111.