A man in his 60s was left with "serious but not life threatening injuries" after a three car crash in the New Forest.

At 9.44am on May 21, police were called to reports of a crash on the A31 eastbound carriageway in Ringwood, which resulted in the closure of two lanes for "several hours".

A blue Ford Transit, blue Volkswagen Tiguan and a red Honda CHR were involved as the driver of the Honda was admitted to hospital.

The man in his 60s driving the red car suffered "serious but not life threatening injuries" according to Hampshire police.

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Police said that the crash happened on the four lane section of the A31 where two lanes on the left split off for the A338.

Officers are now appealing for witnesses to come forward with dash cam footage.

A spokesperson for Hampshire police said: "We would like to speak to anyone who witnessed this collision or the vehicles being driven in the moments leading up to the collision. 

"We would particularly like to speak to anyone with any relevant dash cam footage.

"We would like to thank motorists at the scene for their patience at being held up in the resulting tailback."