Man charged following fatal crash on A303 in Hampshire
Three people lost their lives in the crash near Andover
Last updated 15th Dec 2022
A man has been charged following a fatal road traffic collision on the A303 near Andover last year in which three people died.
Michal Kopaniarz, 39, has been charged with three counts of causing death by dangerous driving and one count of perverting the course of justice, in relation to the incident which occurred just after 8.40am on 25 August 2021.
The collision involved a Vauxhall Astra, a Mercedes food delivery van, a HGV and a DAF recovery truck.
Sadly, Alex Britton, 28 from Portsmouth, Tina Ince, 58, from Southampton, and Tom Watson, 30, from Cheriton Avenue, Southampton, all from separate vehicles, were pronounced dead at the scene.
Tom worked as a recovery driver for RD Avery in Landford and had stopped to assist one of the other vehicles that had broken down.
Kopaniarz, of Park Road in Donnington, Shropshire, has been appeared at Basingstoke Magistrates Court today (Thursday 15 December).
He's been remanded in custody to appear at Winchester Crown Court on January 18th 2023.