Driver taken to hospital after aquaplane crash on A3
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Hampshire Constabulary’s Roads Policing Unit was called to the southbound side of the A3 early this morning, after a vehicle hit a patch of water and aquaplaned off the road.
The driver has been taken to hospital, with pictures at the scene showing the damage done to the car.
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Hide AdIn a tweet, the Roads Policing Unit said: ‘This driver has had a lucky escape this morning after aquaplaning on the A3 southbound carriageway, near to the Queen Elizabeth Country Park.
‘Please slow down when driving in wet conditions.’
A spokesman for South Central Ambulance Service said police contacted paramedics at 6.15am, with the driver being rushed to Queen Alexandra Hospital in Cosham for treatment.
Their condition is unknown at this time.
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