Police appeal as boy dies in Oxfordshire road collision
It happened on Sunday afternoon
Thames Valley Police is appealing for witnesses following a road traffic collision in which a five-year-old boy has very tragically died.
At approximately 2pm on Sunday April 14th, a white and orange KTM motorcycle and a black Ford Focus were involved in a collision on the B4011 at the junction of Thame Road, Blackthorn.
Tragically, the five-year-old boy, who was a rear seat passenger in the Ford Focus, died of his injuries at the scene.
The rider of the motorcycle, a man aged in his forties, was taken to the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford with serious injuries, while the driver, a woman aged in her thirties, and other passenger in the Ford Focus, a nine-year-old child, were also treated in hospital for less serious injuries.
Lead investigator Phil Hanham of the Serious Collision Investigation Unit, based at Bicester, said:
“Very sadly, as a result of this collision, a child has died of his injuries. 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."