THREE people who were arrested in connection with an attempted murder investigation in Basingstoke have been released on bail.

Police said the three people have been questioned and released on bail with conditions while enquiries continue.

As previously reported, a 37-year-old man from Basingstoke was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder, a 35-year-old man from Basingstoke was arrested on suspicion of threats to kill and a 36-year-old woman from Basingstoke was arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender.

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

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

Detective Sergeant Sarah Page from 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 our investigation is asked to contact police on 101 or via our website at hampshire.police.uk quoting reference 44230030334.

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