Police say they have found the body of a teenage girl who went missing from her home in Banbury yesterday.
The body of 14-year-old Molly O’Donovan was found in a wooded area near Foscote Rise.
The death is not believed to be suspicious at this stage and enquiries remain ongoing.
Thames Valley Police has released a photograph of 14-year-old Molly O'Donovan as they step up their efforts to find her. Molly has not been seen since yesterday morning when she left her home in Banbury.
The family of a 14-year-old girl are appealing for her to get in touch after she did not return home.
Molly O'Donovan has not been seen since she left her family home in Banbury at 9am yesterday morning.
Thames Valley Police say her disappearance is totally out of character.
She was last seen wearing a dark grey Super Dry top, black leggings and chocolate brown UGG boots.
The condition of a test driver with the Banbury based team Marussia who was seriously injured in an accident in Cambridgeshire is said to be improving.
Despite severe head injuries in which she lost an eye, 32-year-old Maria De Villota is now described as being in a serious but stable condition.
She was taking part in her first test for the Formula One team at Duxford Airfield when she crashed into a support truck after completing her opening installation lap.
The family of a Banbury-based Formula One driver who has lost her eye following an accident has issued a statement this evening
“Maria remains in a critical but stable condition here at Addenbrooke’s Hospital. While there is no further news than that at present, we have at least been able to take encouragement from the fact that Maria has remained stable throughout since the accident.
We, the family, are supporting each other here at Maria’s side and we take great comfort from the remarkable medical care she has been receiving. We remain positive and this is due, in no small part, to the overwhelming expression of love and support for Maria from every corner of the world. "
Maria De Villota has lost her right eye after an accident at Duxford airfield yesterday and remains in a critical but stable condition in hospital.
The surgical team at Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge embarked on a lengthy procedure to treat serious head and facial injuries sustained by Maria in the accident. The operation began yesterday afternoon and she was in theatre until this morning. Maria remains in a critical but stable condition.
An Oxfordshire based Formula One driver has been seriously injured in a car crash. Maria de Villota was test driving the car for Banbury's Marussia team.
It's thought she hit a lorry which had been used to take the vehicle to the track in Duxford. Andrew Pate has the latest.
Statement from the Marussia F1 Team: “Further to the accident involving the Marussia F1 Team’s Test Driver Maria De Villota this morning, the team can confirm that Maria was transferred by ambulance from Duxford Airfield, where the accident happened, to Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge.
“Since Maria’s arrival at the hospital at approximately 10.45hrs this morning, she has been receiving the best medical attention possible at the hospital, which is the region’s major trauma centre. Maria is conscious and medical assessments are ongoing.
"The team will await the outcome of these assessments before providing further comment. The team’s first priority at this time is Maria and her family.”
Formula One test driver with Banbury-based Marussia, Maria De Villota, has been taken to hospital with "life-threatening injuries" after suffering an accident in Cambridgeshire this morning.
The 32-year-old Spaniard was taking part in her first test for the Formula One team at Duxford Airfield when she crashed into a support truck after completing her opening installation lap.
After treatment by trackside paramedics, De Villota was taken to the local Addenbrooke's Hospital, where a spokesman later confirmed she was being attended to in the accident and emergency department.
A Banbury-based racing driver is fighting for her life after a crash on a test track. Maria de Villota, a test driver for the Marussia F1 team, was taken to hospital after her car collided with a lorry at Duxford airfield this morning.
– EyewitnessShe got into the car, fired it up and did a test run at probably about 200mph in the rain. The car was slightly misfiring but there didn't seem to be any concerns. She came back into the area we were in with the engineers. She slowed down but then suddenly, inexplicably accelerated through the crowd and smashed into the side of the truck. The top of her car and her helmet seemed to take the brunt of it. She didn't move for about 15 minutes. Fire crews were there within seconds and the ambulance within minutes.
– EyewitnessAfter a while we thought we saw some movement of her hands but she appeared to be unconscious or unable to move for quite some time.
