The A40 has reopened five hours after it was closed due to fallen power lines.

Police closed the road in both directions at 11am today after a tree fell on power cables near the B4022 Cogges junction, at Witney, causing 1,500 nearby homes to lose power.

The road reopened at about 4.45pm and a spokesman for Southern Electric said power was due to be restored to all homes by 5pm.

The closure caused traffic gridlock across Witney as cars and lorries were forced to divert through the town and surrounding villages.