A lane was blocked on the A303 near Andover following reports of a "rolled over car" after the driver swerved to avoid an animal.
ROMANSE, who provide traffic updates across Hampshire, have taken to Twitter to report the incident on Monday, September 12.
It tweeted:"#A303 Eastbound - One lane BLOCKED between A343 #AnnaValley and A3057 Winchester Rd #Andover due to an incident, delays on approach."
#A303 Eastbound - One lane BLOCKED between A343 #AnnaValley and A3057 Winchester Rd #Andover due to an incident, delays on approach. pic.twitter.com/RLoCf40gLh
— ROMANSE (@ROMANSE) September 12, 2022
A spokesperson for Hampshire police said: "Police were called at 5.17pm this afternoon to reports of a single vehicle collision on the A303. The driver of the vehicle suffered a minor injury."
Meanwhile AA Traffic News first reported the incident was due to a rolled over car.
It stated: "One lane blocked and slow traffic due to rolled over car on A303 Bypass Eastbound between A342 Weyhill Road and A3057 Winchester Road (Stockbridge / Andover turn off). Affecting traffic towards Upper Clatford, awaiting recovery.
The Hampshire Roads Policing Unit have since tweeted and shared a video of the incident, reporting the driver swerved to avoid an animal.
This driver was lucky to escape with minor injuries after swerving to avoid an animal in the carriageway on the A303 at Andover. Thanks to everyone for their patience whilst we recovered the car and cleared the debris. pic.twitter.com/KCLMFcAK5B
— Hampshire Roads Policing Unit (@HantsPolRoads) September 12, 2022
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