Man suffers head injuries in road accident (From The Wiltshire Gazette and Herald)

Man suffers head injuries in road accident

12:13pm Monday 12th February 2007 in Swindon By Gazette Reporter

A Swindon man has been left seriously injured after being struck by a car.

Police say the 20-year-old was walking towards Swindon on the A420 Oxford Road when he was hit by an orange Nissan Primera car travelling in the same direction.

It happened a few hundred yards from the Longcot junction at 1am on Saturday.

Officers closed the road for around three hours while carrying out their investigations. The wounded man was taken to the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford where it is understood he is being treated for serious head injuries in a specialist unit.

The incident is being investigated by Thames Valley Police who believe it was an accident.

There are reports that the man was walking in the road.

Sgt John Ellis, of Abingdon Road police, said: "We are appealing for anyone who saw the collision or who saw the man or the car prior to the collision to come forward to help us establish what happened.

"The man is white, 6ft, slim, with shoulder-length dark hair and a small beard. He was wearing a black top, blue jeans, and black boots. If you saw him, then please get in touch."

The incident is the second serious accident on the A420 this year. Last month, Charmaine Pearce, 15, a student at Swindon's Churchfields School, died when she was struck by a car outside Besselsleigh School.

She had been visiting friends when she was hit by a Renault Clio, which was in turn hit by a second car.

If you have information about the latest incident, contact Abingdon Road's Policing Base on 0845 8 505 505.