Driver seriously injured in four-vehicle A34 crash

A driver has been taken to hospital after they were seriously injured in a crash that shut a major road.

The A34 was closed in both directions near Chieveley Services, near Newbury, at about 11:00 BST after the crash on the northbound carriageway between a white van, a red car and two other vehicles.

The southbound carriageway reopened at about 13:30. One lane has been reopened on the northbound carriageway but National Highways said it expected the partial closure to last for "several hours".

Thames Valley Police said the car's driver was injured and appealed to anyone who saw the crash to contact officers.