The incident occurred on the motorway between Junction 8A at Oxford and Junction 6 in Watlington.

This collision involved a motorcycle and a car and sparked a major closure on the road for around two hours.

All three southbound lanes were shut by Thames Valley Police, with massive queues building.

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Traffic cameras showed the congestion as well as the empty lanes further ahead of the crash.

A spokesperson for National Highways at the time said: “The M40 southbound remains closed between J8A (Oxford) and J6 (Watlington) following a collision involving a motorcyclist and a car.

“Emergency Services are currently on scene. National Highways traffic officers are dealing with traffic management.”

Thames Valley Police has now confirmed that a motorcyclist was involved in the crash and was subsequently hospitalised with injuries.

A spokesperson for the force said: “We attended a serious injury road traffic collision in that location yesterday. A motorcyclist was taken to the hospital.”

The police have been asked if anyone else was injured in the crash and whether or not the motorcyclist has been discharged.

Following the crash and closure, the southbound M40 lanes were reopened later on Friday evening after delays had grown to around 40 minutes earlier.

The Spendlove Centre Car Park off Enstone Road in Charlbury can be found behind the town’s Co-op shop and has several parking spaces available free of charge.

Spaces in the middle allow visitors to park up to three hours free of charge, while those on the outside allow for a maximum of ten hours.

With the weather warming up and amid the Bank Holiday Weekend, the Cotswolds town is set to be another popular spot for tourists.

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The Spendlove Centre Car Park in the Cotswolds town of Charlbury. (Image: Newsquest)

The car park’s generous time allowances allow visitors to park up and explore the pretty West Oxfordshire spot without parking fee worries.

Charlbury is a small Cotswold market town in the Evenlode valley, about six miles north of Witney, with a population of around 2,800.

Set on the edge of historic Wychwood Forest and linked to Oxford and London by its own railway station, it has become an increasingly popular base for visitors, with a walkable centre, festivals and plenty of countryside on the doorstep.

Hospitality spots such as The Bull, a Michelin‑rated pub‑restaurant on Sheep Street, and The Bell, a seventeenth‑century coaching inn, have helped drive year‑on‑year interest in the town.

Charlbury also sits within easy striking distance of Jeremy Clarkson’s Diddly Squat Farm near Chipping Norton and his pub The Farmer’s Dog near Burford, adding to its appeal for holidaymakers.

Charlie Maynard, who represents Witney, took to the social media site Facebook this afternoon (Saturday, May 2) to bemoan the Lib Dem signs being taken down.

In the video clip, the Lib Dem politician informs his followers that the boards are being taken down in West Oxfordshire’s Ducklington.

Mr Maynard reminds the viewers that doing this is illegal and implores the perpetrators to cease doing so.

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“So, this is all that’s left of a Lib Dem board that was in this hedge on the track going out of Ducklington towards Cogges.

“Whoever it is taking them down, please can you stop doing that. It’s really rubbish in terms of democracy, and it is also illegal.

“So let’s have an election which is reasonable and plays it straight.”

In the accompanying caption, Mr Maynard added: “Signs allow people to show their support for parties and candidates.

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“They are part of our democratic system through which we choose who represents us.

“Please don’t destroy our signs, or anyone else’s, and doing so is also illegal.”

One commenter responded: “That’s absolutely awful, Charlie.

“Drop off two to us, and we’ll put them up on Windrush Place.”