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Marcham BMW crash: Oxfordshire councillor to take action

Elliot Pullen, 17, Daniel Hancock, 18 and Ethan Goddard, 18, were passengers in a BMW that crashed into a tree[1] on the A415 in Marcham in the early hours of June 20.
All three died at the scene.

The driver, named locally as Tom, remains in hospital …

A34 reopens after lorry crash near Abingdon this morning

1pm: One lane is now open on both carriageways of the A34.
The southbound carriageway had been closed completely since the crash just before 6am this morning.

The A34 has reopened
A lorry crashed through the central reservation and repairs are curren…

Oxford Botley Road traders fearful as Network Rail backtrack

The rail authority is carrying out a £161m upgrade of Oxford[1] rail station which has left the major route at the rail bridge closed since April.
It had promised to reopen the road from October 29 to March 2024.

But, in a shock announcement on Tuesda…

A34 chaos as curd leak and crash disrupts motorists

The A34 southbound was slow moving near the Hinksey Hill Interchange as an extensive clean-up operation took place to clear the dairy product.
Oil as well as soya curd leaked at around 3.30am from the tanker that was parked in a lay-by. 

There were de…

Nissan Oxford driver drank Guinness before roundabout crash

Factory worker Richard Walton was behind the wheel of his partner’s Nissan Micra on the evening of January 22 when he drove through a red light at Kennington roundabout and into the path of the Mercedes E220, sending the car spinning across the road.
T…

Network Rail sorry for keeping Oxford Botley Road closed

In a shock announcement yesterday, the rail authority said it no longer planned to reopen the major route at the rail bridge from October 29 until March 2024 due to a number of ‘unique challenges’.
The road closed in April and was due to reopen on Octo…

Oxford: 2 people sent to hospital after five-vehicle crash

Drivers were met with 70-minute delays on the A34 near the Botley interchange earlier today (August 18), after a multi-vehicle crash meant police were forced to close the northbound lane between Hinksey Hill and Pear Tree interchange, almost half of th…

Serious crash shuts A34 near Abingdon for several hours

A grey Volvo V90 and a blue Mazda parked in a layby were involved in the collision on the southbound carriageway between Marcham and Didcot[1] at around 11.35am.
Police closed the A34 between the Marcham and Milton Interchanges until just before 5.30pm…

Severe delays on A34 and Oxford roads after bomb incident

Traffic delays are being reported close by to where a bomb incident was reported (Image: Newsquest)

Severe traffic[1] congestion is being reported close by to where police were called to a bomb incident.
British Transport Police were called to repo…

Oxford ‘bomb’ near Abingdon Road causes train delays

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