Driver arrested after elderly pedestrian badly hurt in collision which shut Romsey Road, High Street and Gosport Lane in Lyndhurst for hours

A motorist was arrested after a collision left an elderly pedestrian badly injured and closed the main route through Lyndhurst.

Police and paramedics responded after the casualty, a woman in her 90s, was struck on Gosport Lane by a silver Citroen C3, which had turned from the High Street, around 4.30pm last Friday.

She suffered a serious injury to her pelvis, according to a spokesperson for the Hampshire force.

Officers arrested a 54-year-old man from Bursledon on suspicion of causing serious injury by careless driving and drink-driving.

He was later released under investigation.

Major disruption followed as the one-way system, including Romsey Road, High Street and Gosport Lane was shut.

Thanking those affected for their patience, the spokesperson said: “We are keen to hear from anyone with information which may assist our investigation, in particular anyone with dash cam footage of the collision.”

Anyone with information should contact the force online at hampshire.police.uk or by calling 101, quoting reference 44240261986.

Crimestoppers can also be contacted anonymously at crimestoppers-uk.org or on 0800 555 111.