Two cars involved in a road traffic incident in Portsdown Hill Road on Sunday

Police were called to the scene of a road traffic incident in Portsdown Hill Road on April 9 where one car had been flipped onto its roof.

Emergency services arrived at the scene of the incident and a man in his 70’s was taken to hospital after sustaining minor injuries.

A spokesperson for Hampshire and Isle of Wight said: ‘We were called at 4.16pm on Sunday, 9 April, to reports of a collision between two vehicles on Portsdown Hill Road. A man in his 70s suffered minor injuries but was taken to hospital as a precaution.’

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In a Tweet on the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary page, it said: ‘Fortunately only very minor injuries were sustained but their two vehicles were very much written off. A timely reminder why excess speed is one of the #Fatal5.’