Taxi smashes into house as two arrested

A taxi has smashed into a house after being hit by another car.

Two men have been arrested and a road closed after a vehicle was used to push the parked taxi into the home in Woodgreen Avenue, Banbury, Thames Valley Police said.

The men, aged 19 and 28, both from the Oxfordshire town were arrested on suspicion of criminal damage after the incident at about 03:30 BST on Monday and remain in custody.

No injuries have been reported.

The southbound side of Woodgreen Avenue remains closed and "a number" of properties have been evacuated while an investigation is undertaken, police added.