Fatal four car crash in Abingdon

Thames Valley Police say an 85 year old driver involved has since passed away, after the collision Wednesday 22nd May.

Author: Andrea FoxPublished 29th May 2024

Thames Valley Police is appealing for information following fatal road traffic collision in Abingdon in which an 85 year old man died.

It happened at about 3:30pm on Wednesday 22 May, involving four cars on the A415, close to Abingdon Football Club.

A silver VW Golf initially collided with a blue Ford C-Max, which then collided with a silver Ford Focus.

The silver VW Golf continued on and then collided with a black VW Polo.

The driver of the VW Golf, a 40-year-old man was taken to hospital in Oxford with minor injuries.

The two occupants of the blue Ford C-Max, a 36-year-old woman and a 13-year-old girl, suffered minor injuries and did not need to be taken to hospital.

The driver of the black VW Polo, a 67-year-old woman, suffered a fractured wrist and was taken to hospital, but has since been discharged.

The driver of the silver Ford Focus, a 60-year-old man suffered minor injuries, and was treated at hospital, but has since been discharged.

The passenger of the silver Ford Focus, an 85-year-old man, suffered serious injuries and sadly died yesterday (May 28th).

Investigating officer, Detective Constable Darren Baker of the Serious Collision Investigation Unit said: “My thoughts are with the family of the passenger of the silver Ford Focus, an eighty-five-year-old man, who sadly has died as a result of this collision.

“I am appealing to anyone who was travelling on the Abingdon to Culham Road at the time to contact me if they saw the incident or the vehicles involved.

“I would also ask anyone who was driving in the area with a dash camera to check their camera and contact me if they have recorded anything that might assist our investigation.

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