Swanmore: Man taken to hospital after crashing into bush

Residents of Medlicott Way in Swanmore were shocked when three police cars and an ambulance were seen outside at 10 o’clock yesterday morning (October 10).

A 78-year-old man drove his Peugeot off the road and onto the green area between Medlicott Way and Martin Close.

A resident, who was at home at the time of the accident, said: “If the car had not been stopped by the bushes, it would have landed right on our driveway, or worse come through our wall.

“Thankfully there is a fence between the bush and the side of our driveway but I dread to think what might have happened if it wasn’t there.

“This is a quiet area so to have a large number of police vehicles and an ambulance was a real shock for me and many of my neighbours.

The man crashed into a row of bushes in Medlicott Way (Image: Submitted)

“It took a long time to get the incident cleared and there was debris all over the green. Even now there is still a lot of pieces of the car over the green which need to be removed.

 “There are many young families and elderly people here so I do hope this will be an isolated incident.

“I hope the man in the car is safe and well.”

The man was taken to hospital in a serious condition. The cause of the accident remains unclear.

A spokesperson for Hampshire police said: “Police were called at 11.19am on Monday, 9 October to reports of a single vehicle collision on Medlicott Way, Swanmore.

“The vehicle, a Peugeot 3008, had been involved in a collision with a tree.

“The driver, a 78-year-old man, was taken to hospital in a serious condition.”