- Road traffic collision on the B4011 at the junction of Thame Road, Blackthorn
- Incident involved a white and orange KTM motorcycle and a black Ford Focus
A five-year-old schoolboy has died after a motorcycle crashed into a car he was a passenger in.
The white and orange KTM bike and a black Ford Focus collided on a road in Blackthorn, near Bicester in Oxfordshire, at about 2pm on Sunday in a crash that left four others in hospital.
The young boy, who was a rear seat passenger in the car, tragically died of his injuries at the scene.
The rider of the motorcycle, a man in his forties, was taken to the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford with serious injuries.
Three more were also treated in hospital for less serious injuries – the 30-year-old female driver of the Ford Focus, a nine-year-old child and another passenger in the car.
Thames Valley Police is appealing for witnesses following the road traffic collision on the B4011 at the junction of Thame Road (pictured) in Blackthorn
Police say the five-year-old boy, who was a rear seat passenger in the Ford Focus, died of his injuries at the scene (file image)
Lead investigator Phil Hanham of the Serious Collision Investigation Unit, based at Bicester, said: ‘Very sadly, as a result of this collision, a child has died of his injuries.
‘His family are being supported by specially trained family liaison officers and the thoughts of all of us at Thames Valley Police are with them at this extremely upsetting time.
‘I would like to appeal to anybody who witnessed this collision to please get in touch with Thames Valley Police.
‘I am particularly looking to hear from anyone who may have been driving in the area and who has dash-cam which has captured the collision, or the moments leading up to it, to please contact us.
‘You can do so by making a report online or by calling 101, quoting reference 43240170525.
‘I would like thank those who stopped at the scene to offer assistance, and those who have already got in touch with us.
‘No arrests have been made and our investigation is in its very early stages, so please do get in touch if you have any information that can assist the investigation.’