POLICE today appealed for witnesses after a driver died following a three-car crash near Chipping Norton.

At about 7am yesterday, on the A361 near Pomfret Castle Farm, Swerford, a green Nissan Primera travelling towards Chipping Norton collided with two other vehicles driving in the other direction - a silver Vauxhall Astra estate and a grey Peugeot 307.

The 39-year-old driver of the Primera was taken to the John Radcliffe Hospital, in Oxford, where he later died of his injuries.

Another man was taken to Horton Hospital in Banbury with minor injuries.

Any witnesses to the collision or anyone with any other information are urged to contact PC Mike Woodward at Bicester Roads Policing via the police enquiry centre on 0845 8 505 505.