This in from the police, in their own words, Ed
Around 3.17pm (Thursday, January 3), a red Renault Clio travelling west along the Mersley Downs road was in collision with a silver Renault Megane travelling in the opposite direction.
The front seat passenger in the Clio, 14-year-old Kiri-Jade Hodgkinson, and the 67-year-old woman front-seat passenger in the Megane, died as a result of their injuries.
Trying to trace the driver of a white van
Sergeant Rob Heard from the Road Death Investigation team said:
“The two vehicles were in collision on a stretch of the downs road between the turnings for Rowlands Lane and Knighton Shute.
“We are trying to trace the driver of a white van that would have been heading east and therefore approaching Knighton Shute.
“From our enquiries so far, we understand the van was travelling in a line of four vehicles that included the Renault Megane involved in the collision.
“We don’t have any other details about the van currently but we believe it would have been travelling in front of the Megane and behind an Island roads lorry.
“We’ve already been able to speak to the other drivers as witnesses and we would therefore also like to speak to the van driver as a potential witness.
“Hopefully that person will recognise themselves from this description and contact us as soon as possible.”
Get in touch
Anyone with information about the collision is asked to contact Sgt Rob Heard at Eastleigh police station on 101, quoting Operation Mohite.
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