Man suffers serious injuries in crash near Reading

Police say the vehicle he was in left the road and hit a tree

Author: Jonathan RichardsPublished 28th Dec 2023

Thames Valley Police is appealing for witnesses following a road traffic collision in Burghfield where a man sustained serious life-threatening injuries.

At approximately 1.30am this morning (28/12), a blue Volkswagen Fox was driving on Goring Lane when it left the carriageway and collided with a tree.

The driver, a man in his fifties, sustained serious life-threatening injuries and was taken to hospital, where he remains at this time.

Senior Investigating officer, Police Sergeant Martin York of the Joint Operations Roads Policing Unit, said:

“I am appealing to anybody who witnessed this collision or who may have dash-cam footage that captured it to please get in touch with Thames Valley Police.

“You can make a report online or by calling 101, quoting reference 43230578341."

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