A woman has been sprayed with petrol as she refuelled her car at a Hampshire garage.

The motorist was filling up at the Texaco petrol station in Romsey Road, Ower, when the nozzle came off the pump she was using.

Police say the woman was not injured but was taken to Southampton General Hospital for a check-up.

Between ten and 12 litres of fuel gushed out of the pump, but it is not known how much ended up on the motorist.

Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service were called to the garage and covered part of the forecourt with sand to absorb the fuel as well as shutting off the pump.

The car, a white Citroen C1, was washed down by garage staff and moved to one side of the forecourt to await collection.

The garage has now been closed until engineers can inspect all the other pumps.

Police have sealed of the forecourt and the pump where the drama happened.