A40 collision: Four family members die in crash between Oxford and Cassington

A40 crash
Four family members have died in a crash on the A40 between Oxford and Cassington Credit: ITV Meridian

Four members of the same family - including three children under the age of 10, have died in a crash on the A40 between Oxford and Cassington.

Emergency services were called just before 10pm on Monday night to reports of a collision involving a people carrier and a heavy goods vehicle.

Named locally as Joshua and Zoe Powell, the couple and their children - from Chinnor near Thame, were travelling along the road close to a railway overbridge when their people carrier collided with a lorry.

The HGV driver, a 56-year-old man, suffered minor injuries.

Emergency services were called just before 10pm on Monday to reports of a collision Credit: ITV Meridian

A 30-year-old man and an 18-month-old girl have been taken to hospital and both remain in a critical condition. 

Thames Valley Police remain at the scene while investigations continue to be carried out.

Officers are appealing for witnesses and anyone with dash-cam footage of the incident to come forward.

  • Chief Inspector Scott Long, Thames Valley Police

The family lived in the small village of Chinnor near Thame. Today members of the local community laid flowers as a mark of respect.

Flowers were laid in the village of Chinnor where the Powell family lived

  • Rev Dr Jacky Barr, St Andrew's Church, Chinnor

    The MP for the area where the accident happened has thanked the emergency services. 

  • Robert Courts MP, Witney and West Oxfordshire, Con