Two crashes on the A420 near Faringdon caused delays yesterday morning.

The first occurred just after 6.50am between the A417 Stanford Road and Buckland Road.

A van was involved in a collision with a Mercedes car. There were no injuries, said police.

Moments later, as traffic built up, a second accident occurred as a car tried to do a U-turn on the road.

The second accident involved a Ford Focus and an Audi A1.

There were no injuries.