A MAN has sustained serious injuries in a crash involving a car and a motorcycle on the M3 near Basingstoke.

The crash happened at junction 7 entry slip road to M3 eastbound at around 8.15am on Friday, March 22.

Police said they were called at 8.20am with reports of a collision on the M3 near junction 7 involving a car and a motorcycle.

The motorcyclist, a man in his 30s, sustained serious but not life-threatening injuries, according to police.

The motorcycle was a Moto Guzzi, and the car was a Hyundai Tucso.