Driver seriously injured in two-lorry A303 crash

Roadside services on left - fuel station and coffee shop single carriageway road in centre, tree lined bank on right.
The crash on the westbound carriageway near Popham Services happened on Monday [Google]

A lorry driver has suffered serious injuries in a crash with another lorry.

It happened on the westbound carriageway of the A303 near Popham Services, Hampshire, shortly after 14:00 GMT on Monday.

The vehicles crashed after one crossed over from the oncoming carriageway.

Police said the HGV lorry driver, a man aged in his 30s, remained in hospital. The other driver was not injured.

The road was closed overnight while the lorries involved were recovered. It reopened at about 02:00.

Witnesses and any drivers with dashcam footage are being urged to contact Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary.

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