A man has been hospitalised with a serious injury following a major crash on the A34.
The incident occurred at around noon on Saturday afternoon on the A34 by Newbury on the Oxfordshire border.
Emergency services including an air ambulance attended the scene and police closed the road in both directions.
A man has since been taken to hospital with a serious injury to his leg according to the police.
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A spokesperson for Hampshire Constabulary said: "We were called at 11.04am today (27 July) to a report of a multi-vehicle road traffic collision on the A34 near Wash Water.
"A man in his 20s has suffered a serious injury to his leg and has been taken to hospital.
"Both the northbound and southbound carriageways have been closed while the emergency services deal with the incident."
According to eyewitnesses, military vehicles flipped over in the incident.
“We were one car behind the crash on the A34,” said one driver.
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“Military Vehicles involved and flipped over, one went into the other side of the road.
“Absolutely terrified, we were so close to being involved.
“Wishing everyone involved a safe trip home.”
The incident caused chaos on the road with some drivers spotted driving on the wrong side of the road.
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A spokesperson from Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue service said: "Firefighters were alerted to a two vehicle RTC on the A34 shortly after 11am.
"Ambulance and police teams are also on the scene, with the road closed in both directions."
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