A 29-year-old woman from Christchurch has died in hospital from injuries sustained in an accident on a section of the A338 near Fordingbridge this morning.
The woman, whose black Citroen Saxo was overturned by the force of a head-on collision with a Peugeot 306 at about 8am, died later in Salisbury District Hospital.
A third vehicle – an articulated lorry branded with Morissons supermarket livery – was also involved in the collision, which happened between Breamore and Downton.
The woman was taken by road ambulance to Salisbury District Hospital with critical injuries from which she was unable to recover.
The male driver of the Peugeot 306 suffered minor injuries. The lorry driver was uninjured.
Police closed the road for five-and-a-half hours while accident investigators worked at the scene.
Sgt Alex Rawdon Smith at Totton Roads Policing Unit has called for witnesses.
Call Hampshire Police on 0845 045 45 45 or the free and anonymous Crimestoppers service on 0800 555 111, where mobile phone tariffs may apply.
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