The crash happened near the Littledown Business Park in Shaftesbury in May 2023. Picture: Google

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Man charged over Shaftesbury crash that left woman seriously injured

Paul JonesJanuary 4, 20240 Comment0

A MAN has been charged with careless driving after a crash near Shaftesbury that left a woman with serious injuries.

The incident happened on the A350 near the Littledown Business Park at around 3pm on Thursday, May 25 last year.

“Emergency services attended and a woman aged in her 30s was taken to hospital with serious injuries,” a Dorset Police spokesperson said.

“Two other people were also treated for minor injuries.”

A 40-year-old man from Hastings in Sussex was arrested in connection with the incident and now, following an investigation by the Serious Collision Investigation Team (SCIT), has been charged with causing serious injury by careless or inconsiderate driving.

The man is due to appear at Weymouth Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday, January 31.

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Paul Jones

I am the editor in chief of Blackmore Vale media, which includes the New Blackmore Vale, New Stour & Avon, Salisbury & Avon Gazette and the Purbeck Gazette, having been a reporter for some 20 years. In my spare time, I am a festival lover, with a particular focus on Glastonbury. I live in Somerset with my wife and two children.