POLICE and forensics officers have taped off a long stretch of road in Oxford this morning following some kind of incident in the early hours.
Residents in Littlemore awoke to find a large part of Cowley Road cordoned off near the fish and chip shop.
At least two officers were seen alongside a police van and a car, and at least one forensic officer in a full body suit before 8am.
It is not yet known what the nature of the incident is.
Littlemore parish councillor Dorian Hancock told the Oxford Mail he heard the incident occured at about 4am or 4.30am this morning and that a car which had been inside the cordon had been removed.
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He said: “When I looked out of my window this morning, by the two mini roundabouts at the bottom of Newman Road there was a police van and a car with police incident tape all over pavement.
“There are two officers that I can see.
“I just rang Stagecoach and apparently Cowley Road, Littlemore, is closed from Newman Road mini roundabouts, under the bypass all the way to the Catholic church.”
Darren Jones, who took these photos at about 7.30am, said: "I went past there walking the dog this morning.
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"I asked the police officer what's going on, and he just sort-of shook his head as if to say 'I don't know'.
"I saw forensics around that car and there were lots of yellow markers all on the road, they must have been there for a while."
Thames Valley Police have been contacted about the incident.
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