A cyclist suffered serious injuries following a collision with a car near Witney this morning.

Police are still at the scene of the crash on the A415, near the Aston Road junction in Ducklington, Witney, following the accident at 6.24am.

A Ford Mondeo car was in collision with the cyclist, who was taken to the John Radcliffe Hospital for treatment, according to Thames Valley Police.

The road was closed between the Aston Road junction and the Ducklington Road roundabout while accident investigators worked at the scene. The road was expected to re-open this afternoon.

Anyone who witnessed the crash or has any information should contact Pc Mott on 08458 505505.

The area is a notorious accident blackspot.

Oxfordshire County Council said there had been three fatal accidents on the A415 within two-thirds of a mile of Cokethorpe School in the five years up to September 2007, four serious crashes and three "slight" collisions.

The headteacher at Cokethorpe School has "repeatedly" appealed for traffic calming measures outside his school.

Damian Ettinger said the independent school had already been forced to spend more than £15,000 on road signs to slow down vehicles on the A415, and had banned drivers from turning right a they exited the grounds.