A company director died in hospital more than five months after he was involved in a car crash.

Corin Bourne, 53, was involved in a crash near his home in East Hanney last September. He was admitted to hospital but, sadly, died at the John Radcliffe on March 5.

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Opening his inquest at Oxford Coroner’s Court on Wednesday (March 15), senior coroner Darren Salter said Mr Bourne was a non-executive director who lived in Ashfields Lane, East Hanney.

A full inquest is expected to take place on July 18. The purpose of an inquest is to establish the identity of the person who has died and how they came by their death.