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Traffic chaos in and around Ringwood after crashes and fire involving lorries




THREE incidents involving lorries have been causing traffic chaos on roads in and around Ringwood today (Tuesday).

Flames engulfed one of the vehicles, while the other two were involved in two separate crashes, with various road closures and diversions in place.

The A31’s eastbound carriageway was shut between the A338 Salisbury Road and Poulner Hill as firefighters battled the lorry blaze.

A post on X by Hampshire County Council Traffic and Travel around 9.50am reported heavy delays in both directions.

Fire crews from Hampshire and Dorset responded to a call-out shortly after 9am, arriving to find the trailer unit, carrying household waste, well alight.

Specialist aerial and water carrier vehicles were then called out to assist as they extinguished the flames.

A spokesperson for Hampshire & Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service told the A&T shortly after 1.30pm crews were removing the lorry’s contents to dampen down.

“The incident has now been scaled down with only two fire engines remaining on the scene,” they added. The last of the crews left around 2pm.

Hampshire County Council reported around 4.45pm that all lanes had been cleared following the fire.

Burning waste was removed from the lorry on the A31 (picture: HIWFRS)
Burning waste was removed from the lorry on the A31 (picture: HIWFRS)

As earlier reported by the A&T, another lorry collided with a power cable on Southampton Road, resulting in it being closed off at its junctions with Wessex Road and Broadshard Lane.

No injuries were reported.

Police urged motorists to avoid the area as they reported being at the scene of the incident in an online post shortly before 11am.

Diversions were put in place while emergency services made the area safe.

The force announced the road had been reopened around 2.45pm.

Around 9.50am, Dorset Police responded, along with paramedics to a four-vehicle crash involving two coaches, a lorry and a car on the A31, near the Ashley Heath Roundabout.

A force spokesperson said: “A number of people are being treated at the scene for minor injuries. No serious injuries reported.

“Lane closures are in place to allow emergency services to safely deal with the incident.”

Motorists were urged to avoid the area and seek alternative routes, before an online police update shortly after 2.30pm confirmed the scene had been cleared.



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