A MAJOR road in Popley remains closed after a man was found with serious injuries yesterday (Wednesday, January 19).

Popley Way has been closed from the Aldermaston Road roundabout to the junction with Tintern Close.

According to police, this stretch will be closed while officers carry out their enquiries.

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A diversion is currently in place and police will update once the closure has been lifted.

The enquiries are expected to continue at least for the next couple of days and the road will remain closed during this period.

Police were called at 10.46pm on Wednesday, January 19, by a member of the public who found the 22-year-old man in Abbey Road, near the junction with Popley Way.

He was taken to Basingstoke hospital where he was pronounced dead.

His next-of-kin have been informed and are being supported by specialist officers.

Police closed the road in the early hours of Thursday morning, and it has remained closed throughout the day.

A 25-year-old man from Basingstoke has been arrested on suspicion of murder and is currently in police custody.

He was arrested after officers were called at around the same time to a report of a disturbance at a property in Melrose Walk.

The two incidents are being treated as linked.

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