The ambulance service has defended its response times following concerns about the time it took to get an injured motorcyclist to hospital.

Former firefighter Arron Hyatt raised concerns after a motorcyclist with serious leg injuries waited at the scene of an accident in Witney for more than 40 minutes before being moved.

But South Central Ambulance NHS Trust dismissed the criticisms, saying the patient was in the best possible care, and insisted its response time was reasonable for a non-life threatening injury.

The motorcyclist, who has not been named, was injured after colliding with a Ford Focus at the junction of Ducklington Lane and Burwell Drive, at about 7.20pm last Thursday.

Passers-by called an ambulance, and administered first aid until a paramedic arrived 16 minutes later - within the the ambulance service's 19 minute target for so-called 'amber calls'.

An ambulance was later called and the patient taken to the John Radcliffe Hospital at 8.30pm.

Mr Hyatt, a former retained firefighter who runs a building firm, said he was extremely concerned at the time it took for an ambulance to arrive.

But South Central Ambulance NHS Trust spokesman Helen Robinson said: "There was no delay. The patient received the best care they could and no one has raised any issue or complaint with the trust."