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A40 crash: woman killed and several hurt in
multiple car pile-up
Road closed in both directions near Witney, Oxfordshire, after crash involving about 20 vehicles
The aftermath of the crash involving several cars on the A40. Photograph: @starkey113/PA
Press Association
Wednesday 28 December 2016 11.43 GMT First published on Wednesday 28 December 2016
10.30 GMT
A woman has died after a crash involving about 20 vehicles on the A40 near Witney in Oxfordshire.
The A40 was closed in both directions after the pile-up, which stretched for more than half a mile
(1km), the ambulance service said.
The female motorist, who was in her 50s, was declared dead at the scene, while a man and a woman
were taken to hospital with serious injuries, Thames Valley police said.
A further 10-15 casualties were treated at the scene after several collisions at about 8.25am, David
Gallagher, a spokesman for South Central ambulance service, said.
The accident took place in heavy fog, and with temperatures as low as -5C (23F), according to the
Met Office. Similar conditions are expected to continue on Thursday, with fog covering large parts of
southern England.
A40 map
Images showed the mangled wreckage of several of the cars involved, with debris strewn across the
road.
Six vehicles were reported to be badly damaged, while a further 10-15 were also involved, with the