Tragedy as yateley driver found dead in car -after accident in Yateley today, police are appealing for witnesses

Six hours after a man was discovered dead in a car that was thought to have been involved in an accident, police are attempting to put together his actions.

At 8 a.m., several hours after the accident, the 20-year-old man’s body was discovered in a white Peugeot 106 in Yateley.

“It is believed that the car was involved in a road traffic incident at about 2am, in Cricket Hill Lane, on the junction with Carrick Road,” a Hampshire police spokesperson said, urging witnesses to come forward. The next of kin has been notified.

Call Whitchurch Roads Policing at 101 and mention Operation College if you saw the incident or know anything.

According to a Hampshire police spokesman, the accident was thought to have occurred at around two in the morning when a member of the public reported hearing a loud crash around that time.

The representative stated that the information was received following the car’s discovery in the morning.

“We are asking anyone with information to call police,” she added, adding that the person who reported it stated that they had heard a loud boom at around two in the morning, which is why it is thought the crime occurred at that time.