A34 accident delays planned M3 weekend closure works

The A34 is closed in both directions between the A303 Bullington Interchange and the A272 at Three Maids Hill after a serious crash near Sutton Scotney at around 3.10pm on Friday, October 23.

National Highways said the road was expected to remain closed until Saturday morning, October 24, while police carried out a "complex investigation".

The M3 works were delayed because the motorway is being used as a diversion around the A34 closure.

Police, ambulance and fire crews, the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance and National Highways attended the scene.

M3 Junction 9 (Image: Rob Follett Creative/A View Through The Lens)

The force’s Collision Investigation Unit is also at the scene because of the crash’s severity.

Motorists travelling southbound are being diverted off the A34 at Bullington Cross before taking the A303 towards Basingstoke.

Drivers should then join the M3, turn around at junction seven and travel westbound to junction nine.

Northbound drivers should take the M3 from junction nine to junction seven, turn around and travel southbound.

They should then leave at junction eight and follow the A303 westbound for around six miles towards Bullington Cross, where they can eventually rejoin the A34 northbound.

The closure is likely to cause overnight disruption around Winchester, Sutton Scotney and along the diversion route into Saturday morning, October 24.

Police said the A34 would remain closed while investigators examined the crash.

No further details of the crash have been released.

To find out more information, visit https://nationalhighways.co.uk/roads-and-travel/live-travel-updates/travel-alerts/a34-hampshire-both-directions-serious-collision-road-closed-between-a303-and-m3/