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Woman hit by fire engine in Cowley Road, Oxford | Woman hit by fire engine in Cowley Road, Oxford |
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A woman has been seriously injured after being hit by a fire engine in Oxford, police have said. | |
The woman in her 50s was hit in Cowley Road. An air ambulance landed outside the Morrisons store to take her to hospital. | |
Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue said the fire engine was going to an incident in Blackbird Leys at 16:00 BST. | |
Thames Valley Police said the road may be closed for some time between Howard Street and Shelley Road. | Thames Valley Police said the road may be closed for some time between Howard Street and Shelley Road. |
The fire service said the fire engine was from Rewley Road fire station. | |
A Thames Valley Police spokeswoman said: "We were called at 15.50 BST this afternoon to an accident between a pedestrian and a vehicle on the Cowley Road. | |
"The road is currently blocked and diversions have been put in place at the Plain and Between Towns Road. | |
"The woman, who is believed to be in her 50s, has serious injuries and an air ambulance has landed at the scene." |