The man was detained on suspicion of committing several offences

A man has been arrested following a severe motorway crash which left an elderly woman and a man seriously.

The 80-year-old female and 28-year-old male were rushed to hospital after the collision on the M3. Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary said the incident occurred between 11.40am and 11.50am yesterday (July 19) on the northbound carriageway between junction 12 for Albrook Interchange and junction 11 for Winchester.

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A grey BMW 325i and a grey Skoda Fabia were involved in the crash. Police said the 80-year-old woman was the passenger in the Skoda, with the 28-year-old being in the BMW.

A 24-year-old man from London has been arrested on suspicion of causing serious injury by careless driving, driving whilst over the specified drug limit, driving while otherwise in accordance with a licence, driving without insurance and failing to stop at the scene of a collision. “He has been released on police bail until October 19,” the force added.

“Officers would like to speak to anyone who witnessed the incident or anyone who has dashcam footage of the collision or the moments leading up to it. If anyone has any information about this incident, or relevant dash cam or CCTV footage, please contact us online or on 101 quoting reference 44260345796.”