A cyclist killed in a crash with a double decker bus has been named by Oxford Coroner’s Court.

John Holloway aged 70 of Barnard Mews, Burford died on May 28 in the John Radcliffe Hospital.

The crash occurred shortly before 9am on May 26 on the A361 near Cotswold Wildlife Park.

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The BT engineer was taken to hospital by air ambulance, but his injuries were deemed not to be survivable by doctors who initiated end of life care.

Mr Holloway’s cause of death was given as brain injury, cardiac arrest and traumatic spinal injury.

 

Thames Valley Police are appealing for witnesses to the collision.

Investigating officer PC Alex Manderson, of the Joint Operations Roads Policing Unit, said in May: “I am appealing for any witnesses to this collision, whereby a cyclist has sustained serious injuries, to please come forward."

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You can do so by calling the 24-hour non-emergency number 101 or by making a report on the Thames Valley Police website, quoting the reference number 43230231097.

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PC Mandelson added: “Also, if you were driving in the area around the time of the collision and have dash-cam, I’d also ask that you check any recordings in case it has captured something that could assist our investigation.

“You can upload any footage to our dedicated online portal.”

The date for the conclusion of the inquest has been set for November 29 at 11:45am.

The purpose of an inquest is to investigate the circumstances of an unnatural death.