Man in his 80s dies in four-vehicle crash in Chicklade

The driver of a red Honda Jazz died at the scene and his passenger, a woman in her 50s, suffered serious injuries

A man aged in his 80s has died in a road crash involving four vehicles.

The A303 near Chicklade in Wiltshire was closed for about nine hours on Monday after emergency services were called at 12:15 BST.

The driver of a red Honda Jazz died at the scene and the passenger, a woman in her 50s, was flown by air ambulance to Southmead Hospital in Bristol with serious injuries, police said.

An HGV driver sustained a minor injury but did not require hospital treatment.

The drivers of the other vehicles involved, a grey Ford S-Max and a black Citroen C5, were not injured.

A Wiltshire Police spokesperson said the man's family was being supported by specially-trained officers and asked witnesses to come forward with information.