 Police are seeking witnesses to a collision near Lyndhurst which left two girl passengers with serious injuries.
At about 4.15pm Thursday, August 6, a pink Renault Clio was travelling towards Lyndhurst in slow traffic on the A35.
As the Clio turned right into Pinkney Lane, it was in collision with a white Renault Trafic van being driven from the opposite direction.
As a result of the collision, two passengers in the Clio were seriously injured.
A nine-year-old Totton girl received life-threatening head injuries for which she is being treated in the paediatric intensive care unit at Southampton General Hospital.
A 17-year-old girl, also from Totton, is being treated at the same hospital for a broken collar bone.
The Clio driver, a pregnant 20-year-old Totton woman, suffered seatbelt bruising and was taken to Princess Anne Hospital, Southampton, for a check-up.
A 17-month-old Totton boy also went to Southampton General Hospital for treatment to a bump on the head.
The driver of the van, a 67-year-old New Milton man, was treated at the scene for airbag burns to his arm.
Police are appealing for information from anyone who witnessed the collision.
Those with information are asked to contact Operation Billboard at Totton Roads Policing Unit on 0845 045 45 45 or the anonymous Crimestoppers charity line on 0800 555 111. |
