Man charged after one killed and two seriously injured in Bournemouth crash

A man from Hampshire died at the scene on Thursday

Author: Abi SimpsonPublished 18th Jun 2023

A man's been charged with causing death by dangerous driving after a crash on the A338 left one man dead and two women in hospital.

The collision involving a bronze-coloured Lexus and a silver Nissan Micra happened on the northbound carriageway of the A338 at about 9.25pm on Thursday 15th June.

A 31 year-old man from Hampshire died at the scene.

A woman in her 70s was taken to hospital where she remains in a critical condition.

Another woman in her 30s was seriously injured.

Police arrested three men, aged 22, 28 and 30 at the scene.

A 22 year-old man from Cricklewood in London has since been charged with causing death by dangerous driving and two counts of causing serious injury by dangerous driving.

He's due to appear at Poole Magistrate's Court on Monday 19th June.

A 28 year-old man from Hendon in London and a 30 year-old man from Henwell in London were arrested on suspicion of perverting the course of justice and have been released on police bail pending further enquiries.

Police Sergeant Dave Cotterill, of the Roads Policing Team, said: “The families of all those involved in this collision have been updated with this news and our thoughts very much remain with them all.

“Our investigation into this incident is ongoing and I would urge anyone who witnessed this collision, or has any information that would assist our enquiries, to please contact us.

“I would also like to hear from anyone who may have captured anything relevant on dashcam footage.”

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