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Man dies and one-year-old critically injured in A34 crash

Summarised from 4 outlets · Updated 25 Oct, 14:02 · Archive

A man in his 40s died and a one-year-old girl was critically injured when a Mercedes van hit a broken-down Citroen on the A34 southbound.

A man in his 40s died and a one-year-old girl remains in hospital with life-threatening injuries following a crash on the A34 southbound near Sutton Scotney on Friday afternoon. Police were called to the collision at 3.13pm on 23 October. A Mercedes Sprinter van hit a stationary Citroen Grand C4 Picasso that had broken down on the road. The Citroen driver was pronounced dead at the scene. A woman and two children were also in the car; one child remains in hospital in a critical condition.

The van driver, a 33-year-old man from Walsall, was arrested on suspicion of causing death by careless driving and causing serious injury by careless driving. He was released on conditional bail until 4 December. Detective Sergeant Oliver Cahill-Smith said the force was carrying out a thorough investigation and appealed for witnesses who were travelling on the A34 southbound between Upper Bullington and Worthy Down between 3pm and 3.20pm, particularly those with dashcam footage of the broken-down Citroen or the collision itself.

Man dies and one-year-old critically injured in A34 crash
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In this story: A34 · Sutton Scotney Services · Hampshire Police · Walsall · Upper Bullington · Worthy Down

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