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Cyclist death leads to drug-driving arrest in Oxfordshire

Google A4130 westbound near BixGoogle
The cyclist and the van collided on the westbound A4130

A man has been arrested after a cyclist died in a collision with a van on a dual carriageway.

Police were called shortly before 20:15 BST on Sunday to the A4130 westbound between Lower Assendon and Bix, Oxfordshire.

The 45-year-old Henley-on-Thames man was pronounced dead at the scene.

The van driver, a 57-year-old man from Wallingford, was arrested on suspicion of causing death by careless driving and drug-driving.

He has been released while inquiries continue.

Police are appealing for witnesses and drivers with dashcam footage to contact them.

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