Police are appealing for witnesses after a fatal crash near Wallingford in the early hours today.

At about 1.10am, a black Vauxhall Vectra was travelling along an unnamed road in Ewelme, near to Warren Bottom, when it left the carriageway and travelled up an embankment before rolling over.

The driver of the vehicle, a 21-year-old man from Benson, was pronounced dead at the scene. The passenger in the vehicle was taken to the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, and his since been discharged.

Anyone who has any information about the collision or saw the car in the area prior to it should contact PC Matthew Hunt via the 24-hour Police Enquiry Centre on 0845 8 505 505. If you don’t want to speak to police or leave your name, call the Crimestoppers charity on 0800 555 111.