A motorcyclist suffered serious injuries in a crash near Witney.

Police are appealing for witnesses after a Renault Clio, travelling on the A4095 from Long Hanborough towards North Leigh, and a white Honda motorcycle travelling in the opposite direction, collided at about 2.20pm on Saturday.

The motorcyclist, a 61-year-old man from Witney, was taken to Oxford’s John Radcliffe Hospital with serious injuries.

The 63-year-old woman driver of the Clio, from North Leigh, suffered shock.

The road was closed for three-and-a-half hours while forensic collision investigators examined the scene.

Anyone with information should call Pc Kerry Clarke at Abingdon police station on 08458 505505 or speak anonymously to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.