A MOTORCYCLIST is in hospital after a crash in the early hours of this morning.

At about 6.30am, a white Seat was involved in a collision with an Aprilia motorcycle at the junction of the A4260 and the B4027 Banbury Road between Kidlington and Steeple Aston.

The rider of the bike, a man in his thirties, was taken to hospital with serious injuries.

He remains in hospital.

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The car driver, also a man in his thirties, was taken to hospital with minor injuries and has since been discharged.

Investigating officer, PC Chris Weatherley, of the Joint Operations Roads Policing Unit, said: “I am appealing for witnesses to this incident to please come forward.

“I’d also ask any motorists who were in the local area around the time of the incident to check dash-cam footage in case it may have captured anything that could assist with the investigation.

“Anyone with information can contact Thames Valley Police by calling 101 or making a report online, quoting reference 43210111161.”