Officers investigating a fatal road traffic collision in Thame on Sunday (20/2) are today renewing their appeal after a second person sadly died of his injuries in hospital.
The incident occurred at around 1pm on Sunday on the A418 when a silver Toyota Yaris was involved in a collision with a silver Volkswagen Up.
Sadly, the female driver of the Volkswagen, a woman aged in her eighties, was pronounced dead at the scene.
Her next of kin have been informed and are receiving support from specially trained officers.
Tragically, yesterday (23/2) a second person, a man aged in his eighties and from Oxford, who was the driver of the Toyota, died of his injuries at the John Radcliffe Hospital.
The man’s next of kin are also receiving support from officers.
Investigating officer PC Lyndsey Blackaby of the Serious Collision Investigation Unit, based at Bicester, said: “It is with great sadness that we can confirm that a man who in the Toyota Yaris has now passed away in hospital.
“My thoughts and the thoughts of all of Thames Valley Police remain with the family and friends of both people who have died as a result of this collision.
“I am today issuing a further appeal to anybody who was in the area of the A418 on Sunday afternoon who witnessed this collision to please get in touch with Thames Valley Police.
“If you have any information or dash-cam footage which can help this investigation, please contact us as soon as possible.
“You can do so by calling 101, or making a report online, quoting reference number 43220078103.
“A third person who was injured in the collision, a woman aged in her eighties, who was a passenger in the Toyota, remains in hospital in a serious but stable condition.”
