A LORRY driver was electrocuted after her vehicle touched a power line near Kingsclere today.

The 44-year-old women was rushed to Basingstoke Hospital this morning after the incident, which took place at around 8.35am.

South Central Ambulance Service were called to a layby off the A339 at Pitchorn Farm, where the driver had parked her HGV.

The driver lifted the hood of the cab, which then made contact with overhead live wires.

She was thrown into into the air by the electric shock and suffered burns as a result.

An SCAS spokesperson said: "The patient was a 44-year-old female who had been thrown into the air by the shock and had burns/injuries to her right hand."

The woman was taken to Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, after the ambulance service sent a paramedic and a rapid response vehicle to the scene.

Police and fire crews also attended.

The incident sparked a power cut in Kingslcere, with 442 properties losing power as a result.

A spokeswoman for Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN), issued the following statement: "SSEN were alerted to an incident at 8.28am today on the A339 Newbury Road after a third party's vehicle had come into contact with an overhead line.

"As a result, 442 customers in the Kingsclere area were without power.

"Engineers from SSEN were able to restore supplies to all but 96 customers in just over one hour, with the remainder back on supply by 12.06pm."