TWO people have been taken to hospital following a crash between a car and a van near Winchester.

It happened at around 4.30pm on the A34.

Lane one southbound of the A34, just before A33 Basingstoke Road, is closed.

One person was taken to Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester, and the other to Southampton General Hospital, a South Central Ambulance Service spokesperson said.

Two ambulances and the hazardous response team attended.

Delays are now back to Sutton Scotney.