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Man dies after lorry crashes into river during Storm Chandra
The driver, a man in his 60s, died after his lorry entered the River Avon amid severe Dorset flooding with river levels expected to peak at 3.66m, authorities said.
- On Tuesday, January 27 a lorry driver, a man in his 60s, died after his vehicle entered the River Avon off Ringwood Road, North Gorley during Storm Chandra.
- Amid Storm Chandra, the driver's death follows severe flooding across Dorset, while Somerset Council declared a major incident Tuesday evening with about 50 properties affected.
- Emergency crews responded to the River Avon incident, with Hampshire Police, South Central Ambulance Service and Hampshire & Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service attending while the road closed for hours and residents in Iford Bridge Home Park evacuated.
- The force said enquiries are ongoing to establish the circumstances surrounding the man's death, adding no one else was injured and no other vehicles are believed involved.
- River forecasts show levels peaking at 3.66m on Wednesday, with 99 flood warnings and 260 flood alerts including Middle Hampshire Avon, Salisbury to Ringwood.
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