A MAN has died after a fatal crash on the A31 at Ashley Heath near Ringwood in the early hours of Saturday morning.

Officers were called at 2.10am to the westbound underpass of the Ashley Heath roundabout on the A31 towards Ferndown. The 34-year-old crash victim was a pedestrian. He was in collision with a car, a white Skoda Octavia, driven by a man. The westbound carriageway was closed until just after 7am. Police are appealing for witnesses to contact them on 101.