Ice cream van crash near Wallingford delays drivers

The crash occurred just before 5.30pm last night, Tuesday, March 4, on the A4074 Oxford Road near Wallingford. At the Dorchester junction with the Henley Road a Plastow's Travel coach pulled across the road in front of Dave Wicks ice cream van, a popular company in Wallingford, which crashed into its side. Adam Beasley, of Wallingford, passed the crash shortly after it happened.

The ice cream van and Plastow's Travel coach involved in the crash last night (Image: Contributed) He said: "The coach pulled out of the Dorchester turning, I'm assuming in front of the ice cream van, who hit the side of him. "There was minimal damage and both drivers are okay. ?Subscribe to the Oxford Mail for GBP2 for 2 months in this new flash sale offer.

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"Police were just turning up and I assume are going to shut the road as cars can't get through northbound. "Some cars were already being diverted through Dorchester."

The coach remained blocking the entirety of the northbound carriageway and no through traffic[5] was able to travel between Shillingford and Burcot on the road. Thames Valley Police attended the incident to manage traffic flow and deal with the aftermath of the crash. Traffic coped well with the blockage on the road as a diversion along Henley Road through Dorchester was still accessible.

The incident cleared by 7pm and traffic flow returned to normal.

References

1. ^ Bicester: Morrisons Daily broken into overnight, police say (www.oxfordmail.co.uk)
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4. ^ February 25, 2025 (twitter.com)
5. ^ traffic (www.oxfordmail.co.uk)
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