AN eight-year-old girl critically injured in a crash which killed her mum is still fighting for her life in hospital.

Chloe Lloyd, 28, died when the car she was driving left the A35 Upton bypass and ended up in a ditch on Friday evening.

Her daughter, Lexi, suffered serious injuries and was airlifted to Southampton Hospital where her condition remains critical.

Chloe and Lexi lived in the local area and their family are being supported by specially-trained officers.

In a statement released after the accident, they said: "We are all absolutely heartbroken at the sudden loss of our beautiful Chloe and our sole focus at this time is to be with Lexi."

Police have appealed for witnesses or anyone with dashcam footage who was in the area at the time to contact them on 101, quoting incident number 3:418.