M3 accident: Man in his 50s injured following Hampshire motorway crash as police close part of motorway

By Freddie Webb
Published 30th Jul 2023, 13:21 BST
Updated 30th Jul 2023, 16:12 BST
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A man was injured in a crash on a major motorway as police closed part of the route.

The incident took place at junction 10 of the M3 yesterday afternoon. Hampshire Roads Policing Unit reported at the time: “We are currently dealing with a single vehicle collision on the M3.

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“To enable us to deal with this a full road closure has been put in place on the northbound carriageway at junction 10. We are hoping to have this re-opened shortly, but would ask people to avoid the area at this time.

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The crash took place on the M3 yesterday afternoon. Picture: Google Street View.The crash took place on the M3 yesterday afternoon. Picture: Google Street View.
The crash took place on the M3 yesterday afternoon. Picture: Google Street View.

“Thank you for your patience as we deal with this incident.” A police spokeswoman confirmed the status of the driver involved in the crash.

She said: “We were called at 2.35pm. The driver – a man in his 50s – suffered minor injuries.” The force reported that the road reopened roughly an hour later.

They said: “We wanted to update you that the M3 northbound is now open. Thank you for your patience as we dealt with this incident.”

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