Appeal for information following serious collision in Bishops Waltham

Officers are appealing for information following a serious collision in Bishops Waltham.

Police were called at 8.02am this morning to reports of collision on Winchester Road involving a motorbike and a van.

The rider of the motorbike, a 39-year-old man from Southampton has suffered serious injuries, but not life threatening injuries, and has been taken to Southampton General Hospital for treatment.

A 51-year-old man from Bishops Waltham has been arrested on suspicion of driving a motor vehicle with a proportion of a specified controlled drug above the specified limit. He has been released under investigation.

Were you driving in the area at the time? Do you have any dashcam footage that may assist our enquiries?

Anyone with information that may assist our investigation should call 101 quoting reference 44240042757.

You can also report online via the Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary website: https://www.hampshire.police.uk/tua/tell-us-about/cor/tell-us-about-existing-case-report/

Alternatively, you can contact the independent charity Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.