Road closed after banana lorry overturns

From the archive, first published Monday 9th Jul 2007.

A BUSY Hampshire road was closed this morning after an articulated lorry carrying bananas overturned.

The 40-tonne vehicle flipped on to its side on the A36 sliproad at the Ower roundabout near junction 2 of the M27 shortly before 11am, forcing the closure of both northbound lanes and the hard shoulder.

The Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance was dispatched although the lorry driver, a 49-year-old man from Bolton, was not injured in the crash.

A police spokeswoman warned that the road would take up to three hours to clear and could cause congestion for local traffic.

Traffic News Check out the latest traffic reports for the area.