Man dies and girl, one, is fighting for life after a van crashes into their broken-down car on the A34
Sutton Scotney Services on the A34 in Hampshire, near where a family's broken-down Citroen was struck by a Mercedes Sprinter van on Friday, killing a man in his 40s.The A34 in Hampshire, where investigators are probing how long the stranded Citroen sat before a van struck it, also injuring a woman and a second child.
A Citroen Grand C4 Picasso had broken down on the southbound A34 near Sutton Scotney Services in Hampshire when a Mercedes Sprinter van hit it at 3.13pm on Friday. The car's driver, a man in his 40s, was pronounced dead at the scene. A woman and a second child travelling with him also suffered injuries. The van driver, a 33-year-old from Walsall, faces a suspicion of causing death by careless driving.
The van driver, aged 33, has been bailed on conditions until December 4.
Police are appealing for dashcam footage from drivers travelling between Upper Bullington and Worthy Down between 3pm and 3.20pm.
Detectives say footage of the stranded car before impact 'could be just as important'.
