A teenage driver and his passenger had a lucky escape when their car came to grief.

The Ford Escort flew through the air after hitting the verge beside the B4130 link to the A34 near Didcot and crashed through a wooden fence on Saturday night.

The scene of the accident

The 19-year-old driver and his front-seat passenger, aged 20, were rescued by police. They were treated at the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, for minor injuries.