BMW hits 'stationary' lorry
A man has died after his car allegedly crashed at high speed into a lorry which was stationary on the A31 in Hampshire. Police were called to Poulner Hill at 2:30am. There is no hard shoulder on this stretch of the A31.
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A31 crash victim named
Police have named the man who died after his car hit a lorry on the A31 at Ringwood. He was Ross Lipsett, 53, a warehouse worker from Ringwood.
A31 closed after fatal crash
An investigation is underway to try to discover why a car slammed into the back of a stationary lorry on the A31, killing the driver.
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A31 crash victim was local driver
The driver who died in the A31 crash was a 53-year-old man from the Ringwood area. Next of kin are being told.
Moving pictures of A31 crash
Police are launching an investigation after a man died when his BMW hit a stationary lorry on the A31 in Hampshire.
Police statement following A31 crash
– Statement from Hampshire PoliceOne lane of the westbound A31 at Ringwood is now open following a fatal collision in the early hours of this morning.
The other lane will remain closed for at least the next couple of hours to allow for a recovery of the scene.
Officers were called at 2.30am Tuesday, October 16, to reports of a collision at Poulner Hill between a BMW and a stationary Scania lorry.
The lorry was parked up in a layby just after the Burley services.
The driver of the BMW died and police are in the process of informing next of kin.
Man dies in Hampshire crash
A man has died after a car crash on the A31 at Ringwood in Hampshire. Officers were called to Poulner Hill at 2.30am. It's thought a BMW hit a stationary lorry. Formal identification is yet to take place and the A31 has been closed to allow investigations to take place.