A young motorist was left with minor injuries after a hit-and-run accident on a country road.

The 22-year-old woman from Crowmarsh, near Wallingford, suffered back and neck injuries after her Fiat Punto was rammed by a lorry while driving along the A4074 at Ipsden, near Wallingford.

Police are now appealing for witnesses to the incident, which took place near the White Hart public house.

The lorry collided with the Fiat after the woman, who has asked to remain anonymous, slowed down for another truck. She said: "When I slowed down, he was too near to stop and he drove right into the back of me. There was a lot of noise, and my car was pushed over on to the grass at the side of the road."

Witnesses should call Wallingford Police on 01235 776082.

Story date: Saturday 20 November

Converted for the new archive on 30 June 2000. Some images and formatting may have been lost in the conversion.