TWO people have died after a crash between a car and a horse box in Stow-on-the-Wold.

At around 2.30pm today, a black Kia and a vehicle transporting horses collided on the A436 just outside of Stow, heading towards Chipping Norton.

The driver of the Kia, a man, and a passenger in the same car, a woman, were pronounced dead at the scene.

Their next of kin have been informed.

A horse was also injured.

The road was blocked and Sheep Street was closed while the vehicles were recovered.

Anyone who witnessed the collision is asked to call police on 101 quoting incident 161 of Saturday December 26.