WEST COUNTRY – A five-year-old boy has been killed in a crash in Oxfordshire.
Emergency services were called to a two-vehicle road traffic collision in Blackthorn, near Bicester, on at approximately 2pm yesterday (14 April).
The incident, on the B4011 at the junction of Thame Road, involved a white and orange KTM motorcycle and a black Ford Focus.
The rear-seat passenger in the Ford, a five-year-old boy, sustained significant injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene.
The biker, a man aged in his 40s, was rushed to John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford with serious injuries.
Two other occupants of the car – a woman aged in her 30s and a nine-year-old child – were treated in hospital for less serious injuries.
“Very sadly, as a result of this collision, a child has died of his injuries”, lead investigator Phil Hanham, of the Serious Collision Investigation Unit, said.
He continued: “His family are being supported by specially trained family liaison officers and the thoughts of all of us at Thames Valley Police are with them at this extremely upsetting time.
“I would like to appeal to anybody who witnessed this collision to please get in touch with Thames Valley Police.
“I am particularly looking to hear from anyone who may have been driving in the area and who has dash-cam which has captured the collision, or the moments leading up to it, to please contact us.
“You can do so by making a report online or by calling 101, quoting reference 43240170525.
“I would like thank those who stopped at the scene to offer assistance, and those who have already got in touch with us.
“No arrests have been made and our investigation is in its very early stages, so please do get in touch if you have any information that can assist the investigation.”
