A railway signaller has been killed riding his motorcycle to work on the A420.
The Watchfield father, 30s, died when his Triumph motorcycle was involved in a collision with a Mercedes van and a Ford Fiesta yesterday morning (27 December).
Emergency services raced to the scene in Faringdon, near the junction with London Street, at around 6.30am.
Despite the best efforts of members of the public and medics, he was pronounced dead at the scene. His next of kin has been informed and are being supported by specially trained officers.
The driver of the van, a man in his thirties from Gloucestershire, has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving.
The A420 was closed for collision investigation and recovery work for until around 2pm – more than seven hours after the crash occurred.
Sergeant Matt Cadmore, of Thames Valley Police, said: “We are investigating the circumstances of this road traffic collision in which a man has sadly died. My thoughts remain with his family at this difficult time.
“We are appealing for the public’s help in our enquiries and we would ask anyone who has witnessed this collision or if they have dash-cam footage that captures the incident to please come forward.
“Anyone with information should call 101 quoting reference 321 of 27122021.”
