A PERSON has been airlifted to hospital and a road is closed in both directions after a serious crash on the A338.

One of the cars flipped on its side in the middle of the A338, near Charlton-All-Saints, at around 12.25pm this afternoon (December 21).

An air ambulance transported A patient to Southampton General Hospital while two other people were taken to Salisbury District Hospital.

Wiltshire Police said the road, south of Salisbury, is likely to be closed for several hours and has advised drivers to find alternative routes.

A South West Ambulance Service spokesperson said: "We were called at 12:25hrs on Thursday 21 December to a road traffic incident on the A338 near Charlton-All-Saints.

"We sent two double-crewed land ambulances, an operations officer, and two air ambulances. We conveyed one patient by air ambulance to Southampton General Hospital and two patients by land ambulance to Salisbury District Hospital.”

A spokesperson for Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue said: "We received a call at 12.35pm this afternoon about a road traffic collision on the A338 near Charlton-All-Saints.

"Two crews from Salisbury attended the incident (one from Ringwood also attended but wasn’t required) involving two vehicles.

"Firefighters used hydraulic cutting equipment to free two casualties who were left in the care of our ambulance colleagues. Our stop was in at 1.44pm and the incident handed over to police."

The emergency services have been contacted for more information.