A MAN was arrested following a collision on the M40 in which a 55-year-old woman was killed.

The crash happened at about 4.40pm on Monday, involving a red MG sports car and a white Iveco panel van on the M40 between junction nine at Bicester and junction eight at Wheatley.

The front seat passenger of the car, a woman from the Flackwell Heath area near High Wycombe, was declared dead at the scene.

The driver of the van, a 39-year-old man from Maidenhead, was arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving and bailed until Friday, October 1.

Anyone with information should call Sgt Bryan Smith or Pc Joe Clamp at Bicester Roads Policing department on 08458 505505 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111.