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Man dies after lorry enters river despite efforts of emergency crews
A man in his 60s has died despite emergency services battling to save him after a lorry entered a river amid Storm Chandra.
Rescue crews tried to save the man following the incident around 1pm on Tuesday (January 27) in the River Avon by Ringwood Road, North Gorley, in the New Forest.
Despite attempts to save the driver he was pronounced dead at the scene. The road was closed for several hours during the incident.
A police spokesperson said: “We were called just after 1pm yesterday to a report that a lorry had gone into a river off Ringwood Road in North Gorley.
“Sadly the driver, a man in his 60s, was pronounced deceased at the scene. Enquiries are ongoing to establish the circumstances surrounding his death.”
The death came amid Storm Chandra which caused havoc with flooding across Hampshire.