A woman has been killed and two men injured in a horrific smash.

The woman died after a crash between two cars and a van on the busy A43 at the Esso garage just north of Baynard's Green, near Bicester.

The woman, who has not been named, died at the scene after her Lada collided with the other two vehicles at about 7am on Sunday.

A 36-year-old man was taken to Oxford's John Radcliffe Hospital with serious but not life-threatening injuries. Another man suffered minor injuries and was taken to Reading's Royal Berkshire Hospital.

Firefighters were called to the accident to cut one of the victims free from his vehicle. The other was freed by paramedics.

The road between the scene of the crash and the Barley Mow roundabout was closed while the wreckage was cleared from the carriageway.

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