Photographer describes 'loud bang' in late night Gosport crash

Simon Hill, a 63-year-old computer programmer from Cosham, travelled down to Gosport last night to plan a photoshoot.

While he was down by the bus station, a blue Mercedes ploughed into his car in South Street, along with a silver Vauxhall and a nearby wall, causing tremendous damage.

According to police, nobody was seriously injured – but Simon has been left shocked by the incident.

He said: ‘I’m still quite shaken up by what happened.

‘I was down by the waterfront talking to another photographer when I heard this crash, which sounded like a low-flying plane, followed by a loud bang.

‘Someone came up to us and said there had been a nasty crash. I went over and saw my car had been crashed into and was now facing the other way and in the middle of the road.’

Photos taken at the scene show that Simon’s car, a blue Nissan Qashqai, has been crumpled on the front, back and sides.

He says the rear axle has also been seriously damaged.

‘I don’t know how they managed to damage three sides of the car like that,’ he said.

‘I keep going through it in my head, thinking about how this crash could have happened.

‘They must have been going at a tremendous speed to do something like this.’

Emergency services were called to the scene following the incident.

Reports from residents on social media claim to have seen a person running from the scene – though this has not been officially confirmed.

A spokesman for Hampshire Constabulary said: ‘We are investigating following a report of a road traffic collision in South Street, Gosport, which took place around 9.08pm on Friday, July 10.

‘A blue Mercedes vehicle was in collision with two parked vehicles.

‘No serious injuries were reported.’

Anyone with information about the crash is asked to contact police on 101, quoting the crime reference number 44200255278.

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