MORE arrests have been made following an attempted murder in Basingstoke.

The news comes after officers were called to a collision involving a car and a pedestrian on Dankworth Road, Basingstoke at 1.29pm on Monday, 23 January.

The pedestrian, a 35-year-old man from Basingstoke, was taken to hospital where he remains in critical condition.

As previously reported a 37-year-old man from Basingstoke has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder.

Police have now arrested a 35-year-old man from Basingstoke on suspicion of threats to kill and a 36-year-old woman from Basingstoke on suspicion of assisting an offender.

All three remain in custody at this time.

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Detective Sergeant Sarah Page from the northern investigation team said: “Officers are working hard to establish the exact circumstances as to what took place and we would like to hear from anyone who was in the Dankworth Road area at the time and saw what happened.

“Perhaps you were driving in the area at the time and captured something on dash-cam that could help us?

“Officers remain in the area while enquiries are carried out. If you have any concerns or information please don’t hesitate to speak to them.”

Anyone with any information that could help the investigation is asked to contact 101 or visit hampshire.police.uk quoting reference 44230030334.

Alternatively, you can contact the independent charity Crimestoppers 100 per cent anonymously at 0800 555 111, or via their anonymous online form at crimestoppers-uk.org.