Woman bailed over M3 child death

A woman arrested after a crash on the M3 in which a 10-year-old boy died has been released on bail.

The woman, in her 20s, was arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving after the three-car crash at 1700 BST on Friday near Fleet, Hants.

The accident forced the motorway to close between junctions 5 and 4a throughout Friday evening.

The boy who died was in a green Skoda with a woman and two other children, who were all injured.

Road death investigation team

They were taken to the North Hampshire Hospital in Basingstoke and it is thought they could be allowed home on Saturday.

No-one else was hurt in the crash.

The southbound carriageway remained closed until 2200 BST, and the northbound carriageway finally reopened just after midnight on Saturday.

The woman arrested, who was not the driver of the Skoda, has been bailed pending further inquiries until September.

A spokeswoman for Hampshire Constabulary said: "The inquiry is being looked after by the road death investigation team and any witnesses are asked to contact them."