Man dies and one-year-old critical following crash

A man has died and a one-year-old girl is in a critical condition following a crash.

Hampshire Police said the crash between a Citroen Grand C4 Picasso, which had broken down, and a Mercedes Sprinter van happened on the southbound carriageway of the A34 close to Sutton Scotney Services shortly before 15:15 BST on Friday.

The force said the Citroen driver, a man in his 40s, was pronounced dead at the scene and a woman and two children who were travelling in the same car were injured. One of the children remains in hospital with life-threatening injuries.

The van driver was arrested on suspicion of causing death by careless driving and causing serious injury by careless driving.

The 33-year-old man from Walsall has been bailed with conditions until 4 December.

Det Sgt Oliver Cahill-Smith said: "We are carrying out a thorough investigation to establish exactly what happened.

"We know there were a number of motorists travelling on the A34 southbound near Sutton Scotney at the time of the collision.

"We are particularly keen to hear from anyone who saw a Citroen Picasso which had broken down prior to the collision and who witnessed the subsequent collision involving a Mercedes Sprinter van.

"We are also appealing to any drivers who were travelling on the A34 southbound between Upper Bullington and Worthy Down between 15:00 and 15:20 and who may have dashcam footage."

Anyone with information or footage has been asked to get in touch with the force.