A woman and her three children suffered minor injuries in a crash on the M40 near Oxford this morning.

The accident, involving a lorry and a 4x4, happened shortly after 7am on the northbound carriageway, between junctions 8 and 8A.

A spokesman for South Central Ambulance said: “A female and three children have been taken to hospital suffering minor injuries. They were not seriously hurt.”

The vehicles involved in the crash were moved to the hard shoulder.