Emergency crews were today battling to free a driver trapped after a collision between a lorry and a van.

Two fire crews and a rescue unit were called to the accident between Shipton-under-Wychwood and Burford, to rescue the man, who was trapped in his cab after the vehicle left the road and ended up on its side in a field.

Paramedics from Oxfordshire were joined by colleagues in Gloucestershire to help with the incident, which happened at 10am, on the A361 junction with the B4437.

An onlooker said the crash was very serious.

The road was expected to be closed for several hours.