ONE of Hampshire's busiest roads was closed today after a motorist was injured in a three-vehicle crash.

A lorry was in collision with two cars on the westbound carriageway of the A31 at Poulner Hill, Ringwood.

One of the car drivers was trapped in the wreckage of her vehicle and had to be freed by firefighters.

She suffered head injuries in the accident and was flown to hospital by air ambulance. Police closed both carriageways of the A31 to allow the helicopter to land.

The eastbound carriageway re-opened after about ten minutes but the westbound lanes remained closed while the vehicles were recovered and debris was removed from the road.