POLICE are appealing for witnesses after three people were killed in a crash in Lasham on Sunday.

The accident, involving a Honda and a Hyundai, happened around 1.40pm on the A339 at the junction of Station Road.

A 77-year-old woman from London, who was a back seat passenger in the Honda, died at the scene. An 80-year-old man, who was also from London and was also a back seat passenger in the Honda, died a short time later at Southampton General Hospital.

The front seat passenger of the Honda, a 90-year-old man from Alton, was taken to Southampton General Hospital where he died during the early hours of Monday morning.

The driver of the Honda, an 87-year-old woman from Alton, suffered minor injuries.

The occupants of the Hyundai, two men aged 25 and 23 and 17 boy, all from Portsmouth, suffered minor injuries.

Next of kin have been informed.

Sergeant Mark Furse, said: “This is a tragic incident where three people have lost their lives. The families of those involved are being supported by specially trained officers to help them at this extremely difficult time.

“We’re working to establish exactly what happened in the lead up to this incident and would like to speak to anyone who may have witnessed the collision and haven’t already made contact with us.”

Anyone who witnessed the collision or has any information should call 101, quoting 44180025774.More to follow....