WANTAGE: A 66-year-old woman was last night fighting for her life after an accident involving a Stagecoach bus in Wallingford Street.

The 31 bus was travelling from Wantage to Oxford via Abingdon.

A police spokesman said the accident happened just before 1pm yesterday in Wallingford Street, and the female pedestrian was in a critical but stable condition.

An ambulance service spokesman said they were called at 12.56am and took the woman, who was conscious, to hospital.

The road was closed until about 3.15pm.

A Stagecoach spokesman said the firm was helping police with their inquiries.