30/06/2014

Girl Dies After Car 'Mounts' Pavement

A teenage girl has died after a car mounted the pavement as she was walking to school in Oxfordshire.

Two other schoolgirls and a male pedestrian were also injured in the incident in Witney.

The 18-year-old driver has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving.

The crash happened at around 8am this morning on the Curbridge Road.

One of the girls is believed to have suffered series injuries and is being treated at the John Radcliffe Hospital.

The man is understood to have a serious hip injury.

(CD)


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