Road death man who stopped for Oxfordshire crash victim is named
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The man had stopped to help an overturned vehicle on the A4260 in Middle Aston, Oxfordshire, near the junction with Duns Tew
A man who was killed by a van after he stopped his own vehicle to help at the scene of a crash has been named.
Geoff Malcolm Smith, 59, from Bloxham, near Banbury, Oxfordshire, died on Wednesday eight miles from his home on the A4260 in Middle Aston.
A 55-year-old man from Bicester has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving.
Mr Smith had been walking towards an overturned vehicle that had gone off the road when he was struck.
He later died from his injuries in hospital.
The driver of the overturned car, a black Fiat Punto, had suffered minor injuries.
Thames Valley Police have appealed for witnesses to come forward.
- Published31 December 2015
- Published30 December 2015
