A 23-year-old man died in a road accident at Bladon earlier this morning.

The man from Begbroke, near Kidlington, died when he was hit by a blue Vauxhall Astra shortly before 3am.

The incident happened at the junction of the A44 Oxford Road with the B4095 Langford Lane.

The A44 was closed until 8.30am while police carried out an investigation.