POLICE have issued a new appeal for information after a man believed to be in his 40s died in a serious crash on a Hampshire motorway.

The man died after his silver Ford Focus collided with a DAF artic lorry and another vehicle on the eastbound carriageway of the M27 just before junction nine.

He died at the scene and officers say he is believed to be a man in his 40s.

Officers are still carrying out enquiries to confirm his identity and contact all next-of-kin.

The lorry driver, a 53-year-old man from Wiltshire, was shaken but uninjured.

The other vehicles involved were a black Citroen C5 driven by a 53-year-old man from Hedge End, a silver Vauxhall Zafira driven by a 29-year-old man from Eastleigh and carrying four passengers, a 25-year-old woman and three young children, and a black Honda CR-Z driven by a 39-year-old man from Swindon.

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Police are now appealing for footage of the collision from drivers with dashboard cameras.

As reported by the Daily Echo, the major crash happened at 9.15am and closed the motorway for the rest of the day.

Thousands of drivers were caught up in the ensuing chaos as a ferocious fireball engulfed the lorry.

Engineers carried out repair work throughout the night and it was reopened at around 6am today.

Sergeant Adrienne Jerram, from the Serious Collision Investigation Unit, said: “This is a very complex investigation into a serious collision in which one person died.

“We have spoken to all the drivers involved and at this time we are focussing on establishing the exact sequence of events leading to the collision as well as which vehicles were in contact with one another.

“A lot of people were driving along that stretch of the motorway yesterday morning and I'd like to thank everyone who has come forward with information so far. I'd still like to hear from you if you've not yet spoken to us and can help with our enquiries, especially if you witnessed the collision or saw any of the vehicles involved.

“In particular, I'm aware there are video clips of the incident recorded on dashboard cameras from vehicles passing by and I am very keen to hear from anyone who can us provide with this footage.”