Driver dies after car leaves the road

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The crash happened on the A340 at Tidmarsh, Reading

A driver has died after his car left the road and came to rest in a ditch.

The crash involving a grey BMW happened on the A340 at Tidmarsh, Reading, at about 04:30 GMT on Saturday.

Thames Valley Police said the driver, a man aged in his 50s, died at the scene and his family was being supported by specialist officers.

Any witnesses or drivers with dashcam footage were urged to contact the force.

PC Elliott Hammond, of the force's Joint Operations Roads Policing Unit, said: "This appears to have been a single vehicle collision and, very sadly, the driver of the car has died of his injuries.

"Our thoughts are with the family and friends of the man at this extremely upsetting time."

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