A motorcyclist has died following a collision with a lorry outside Didcot during the early hours today.

The accident happened shortly after 2am, on the A4130 between the Southmead Industrial Estate and the Milton Road turning.

The motorcyclist was riding a red Honda motorcycle and was involved in a crash with a Volvo heavy goods vehicle.

Claire Gourlay, a spokesman for Thames Valley Police, said the motorcyclist was in his early 20s and from Didcot. He has not yet been identified.

She said the motorcyclist was taken to the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, where he later died.

The driver of the lorry was not injured in the crash and has not been arrested.

The road was closed for five hours while police accident investigators examined the crash site.

A second crash involving a lorry and a motorbike happened on the A415 at Ducklington at 6.25am. No one was hurt in that collision.

  • Anyone with information should contact police 08458 505505 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555111.