A31 Closed after Lorry in Collision with Pedestrian

Police have this morning closed the  eastbound  carriageway of the A31  near Picket Post and the Burley  Services following a serious collision between a pedestrian and a  Large good vehicle that happened just after 8am on thus morning. (May 19,Thursday) A number of resources from South Central ambulance have also been sent  to the scene  and the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Ambulance has also been tasked to assist with the injuries pedestrian who is said to have serious injuries following the collision. Police have advised that the road closure eastbound at Ringwood expected to be in place until this afternoon. [photoshelter-gallery g_id=”G0000UkN4Xmy.VRI” g_name=”Lorry-A31″ width=”800″ f_fullscreen=”t” bgtrans=”t” pho_credit=”iptc” twoup=”f” f_bbar=”t” f_bbarbig=”f” fsvis=”f” f_show_caption=”t” crop=”f” f_enable_embed_btn=”t” f_htmllinks=”t” f_l=”t” f_send_to_friend_btn=”f” f_show_slidenum=”t” f_topbar=”f” f_show_watermark=”t” img_title=”casc” linkdest=”c” trans=”xfade” target=”_self” tbs=”5000″ f_link=”t” f_smooth=”f” f_mtrx=”t” f_ap=”t” f_up=”f” height=”400″ btype=”old” bcolor=”#CCC” ] A further minor collision has occurred prior to the local diversion route in place at this time. A35 eastbound into Lyndhurst is slow moving with reported delays of up to  30 minutes  as drivers divert from A31. More to Follow