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Unlucky Driver Killed as Bolt Hit Windscreen

A motorist was killed when a metal shackle smashed through his windscreen and hit him on the head.

The 43-year-old driver of a Rover Metro died instantly on the A334 Winchester Road near Shedfield on Friday.

Hampshire Police said the shackle hit the driver in the head before exiting through the rear windscreen. The Metro left the road and hit an embankment.

It is not known whether the bolt fell from a lorry or was on the road and was thrown up by the wheels of a vehicle.