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Man killed on A34 and Enborne Road closed as road problems arise





Thames Valley Police were called at around 1.40am following reports of a vehicle and trailer being in a ditch off the southbound carriageway, just past the Milton Interchange.
One officer attended and found a white Ford Transit van and a trailer containing a mini digger in the ditch.
No other vehicle is thought to be involved in the incident, and police are now seeking witnesses.
The driver and sole occupant, a 46-year-old man, from Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, was taken to the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford, where he was pronounced dead.
Anyone with any information about this incident should contact Sergeant Jack Hawkins, at Bicester Roads Policing, via the enquiry centre on 101, or anonymously on 0800 555 111 or online at crimestoppers-uk.org.
Elsewhere in Newbury today Enborne Road is currently closed following an incident between a red Ford Focus and a white bus.
It is the latest in a string of incidents on the road, which residents have said is extremely dangerous due to soil spilling on the carriageway from a contractor dredging soil from the nearby Kennet and Avon Canal.
The contractor is said to be working on behalf of British Waterways.
Last Tuesday (February 28) a silver Peugeot 206 left the road and collided with a bank near the road.
Thames Valley Police spokesman Adam Fisher said British Waterways had been notified about mud on the road following the crash.
A spokesman for British Waterways, Jonathan Ludford, said the council and police were satisfied with the road sweeping regime, which is taking place four times a day as the canal is dredged, and with the placement of signs warning drivers.
Nearby resident Alison Apps said it was the fourth incident in a short period of time on the road, which was a known hazard to local drivers, and called on the authorities to act
She said she had reported the dangerous road to West Berkshire Council.
West Berkshire Council have not responded to questions surrounding the incidents or the state of the road.



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