Arrest made after serious accident outside North Dorset village school
An elderly man was seriously injured after being knocked down by a lorry outside Hazelbury Bryan Primary
Police investigating a serious accident outside a primary school in North Dorset have made an arrest.
At 3.29pm on Wednesday (20 October) officers were called to Hazelbury Bryan Primary School in Thickthorn Lane at Droop, near Hazelbury Bryan, to reports of a serious collision involving an articulated lorry and a pedestrian.
The pedestrian, a man aged in his 70s, was flown to Southampton General Hospital with life-threatening injuries. The lorry driver was uninjured.
Arrest
A 63-year-old man from Somerset was arrested on suspicion of a driving offence and has been released under investigation while enquiries continue.
Officers are continuing to carry out enquiries and would urge any witnesses or anyone with relevant dashcam footage to come forward.
How to contact Dorset Police
Anyone with information is asked to contact Dorset Police at www.dorset.police.uk, via email 101@dorset.pnn.police.uk or by calling 101 quoting incident number DOR-20211020-0509.
Alternatively, to stay 100 per cent anonymous, contact the independent charity Crimestoppers online at Crimestoppers-uk.org or call Freephone 0800 555 111.