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Drug-Driving Arrest And Woman Seriously Injured in Beaper Shute Collision

Beaper Shute

A man from the Isle of Wight has been arrested on suspicion of drug-driving in connection with a car that crashed into a tree early this morning (Sunday), leaving a female passenger seriously injured.

Isle of Wight Police said officers were called at 6.07am to a single vehicle road traffic collision on Beaper Shute.

A black Vauxhall Corsa had left the road, injuring the front seat passenger, a woman in her 20s.

According to officers, the driver of the vehicle, who was detained, was a 26 year-old man from Sandown.

Police added at 10am, and reported again shortly before 1pm, that Beaper Shute had been closed from the junction with the Tesco Roundabout to Harding Shute.

However, officers said there were plans to re-open it "in the next hour", meaning before 2pm.

*UPDATED 1.25pm

*The road has now reopened.

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