Police warn drivers ‘expect six points and fine’ and say ‘if this was you’

Drivers have been warned they face six points on their licence after driving past a crash on a major A road this weekend.[1] Hampshire Roads Policing Unit attended an accident on the A34 over the weekend which saw a silver transit van between Tothill Services and Litchfield. Nine drivers were slapped with fines and six penalty points on their licence after they were caught taking photos of the crash site, the force has warned. Hampshire and Isle of Wight Roads Policing said of the nine drivers slapped with fines, four were behind the wheel of HGVs.

It said: "If this was you, please expect six points and a fine.[2] To the young Portsmouth fan en route to the West Bromwich match, not only did Pompey lose, but you're going to lose your licence under the new driver rules."

It also posted a picture of the scene of the accident taken by an officer on foot, as well as thanking motorists for their "incredible patience". In reply, one social media user said: "Why do people need to record or take photos of an accident anyway!

This is one of many things that grinds me... Just disrespectful." Another added: "Good work - mobile phone use behind the wheel is a menace and is one of the Fatal 4. [It] is a good use of resources." The AA stated at 8.30am: "The road is closed due to a rolled over van on A34 southbound from B4640 to the Litchfield Junction.

"Lane two (of two) is also closed on the northbound carriageway." One lane on the A34 northbound is shut from the Old Burghclere turn off near Tot Hill Services south of Newbury after a crash in the opposite direction.

This northbound disruption comes after a van rolled over near Litchfield in the southbound carriageway earlier this morning (January 25).