ONE person had to be cut free from their car following a collision near Winchester.

The incident, involving three vehicles, happened on Morestead Road, at the junction with Hazeley Road, in Morestead yesterday morning and three people were taken to the Royal Hampshire County Hospital, in Winchester, with minor injuries.

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One person was suffering breathing difficulties and the fire service used hydraulic cutting equipment on the person trapped.

Oil also had to be cleaned from the road.