A woman left with severe head injuries in a horrific three-car crash on the A361 last week remained last night in a critical condition at the John Radcliffe Hospital’s neurological unit.

The woman, who has not been named, was airlifted to hospital on Thursday morning, after the silver Daihatsu she was driving was involved in a collision with a blue Renault Clio and red Ford Fiesta close to the junction with the B4026.

A Thames Valley Police spokesman said the woman remained in intensive care and her family was maintaining a bedside vigil.