Emergency incident on Oxford bridge with man in hospital

Police attended the incident last night (stock photo). <i>(Image: PA)</i>
Police attended the incident last night (stock photo). (Image: PA)
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Police said a man is in hospital in a 'serious condition' after an emergency incident on a bridge in Oxford occurred overnight.

The incident happened on Donnington Bridge at about 10.15pm on Tuesday, October 20, and involved a male car driver.

Multiple eyewitnesses reported that Donnington Bridge Road was closed by a police cordon for several hours while an emergency incident was dealt with.

Thames Valley Police confirmed this morning, Wednesday, October 21, that the incident involved a medical episode.

The driver, a man in his 70s, has been taken to hospital where he remains in a 'serious condition'.

The force confirmed that no arrests have been made and there are no criminal offences being investigated, and as such, declined to provide further details.

Donnington Bridge was reopened to pedestrians by about 12.30am on Wednesday and fully opened to traffic by the morning.

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