Traffic is easing on the M40 southbound after earlier crash involving five vehicles.

Thames Valley Police said the crash happened around 7.15am and blocked one lane of the M40 between j11 for Banbury and J10 for Cherwell Valley Services.

Thames Valley Police spokeswoman Charlotte Redman said a mixture of cars and vans are believed to be involved in the crash.

South Central Ambulance spokeswoman Gill Hedgetts said: "One male has got to be taken to the Horton General Hospital with chest injuries."