Banbury Road near Chipping Norton. Pic: Google Maps
A CRASH has prompted a road closure in rural West Oxfordshire.
The A361 Banbury Road, near Chipping Norton, has been shut this afternoon in both directions.
Sensors suggest that the closure is between Merry Weather Farm Caravan Park and the turn-off for Great Tew.
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A post on a Chipping Norton residents' Facebook page at about 1pm reported a 'big accident' while another woman said she had heard emergency service vehicles coming through Enstone.
Several businesses nearby told the Oxford Mail the road was still closed as of 3.30pm.
It is not yet clear if anyone has been injured.
South Central Ambulance Service has been contacted for further details.
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