Motorists have been reacting to a "crazy" incident in which a group of between eight and 10 people were running along a dual carriageway at the weekend.

The group was jogging along the A40 between Brize Norton and Curbridge heading towards Witney.

They were running with the direction of traffic and had separated into groups of two and three, making it difficult for vehicles to avoid them.

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A community member expressed her disbelief at the dangerous and poorly-judged activity.

She said: "Crazy considering where we live… the amount of places to run etc."

Another local, Jodie Hannah, said: "What makes it even worse is that it was clearly an organised group so all of them agreed to the route."

She added: "I am honestly dumbfounded."

The dangerous stunt not only put the lives of the jogging group in jeopardy but also endangered the drivers on the road, according to eyewitnesses. 

One motorist described his encounter, saying: "We met them coming off the roundabout at the Brize end of the Minster road heading up towards the by pass two and three abreast

"I had to stop while they ran past me because of oncoming traffic and there were two more running across the field behind the council houses on the left heading to join the road farther up towards the bypass."