A Carisbrooke road has re-opened following a car crash last night (Tuesday).

Mountbatten Drive was cordoned off by police after a car crashed into several parked vehicles.

UPDATE: The driver has since died, police have announced

The incident took place between the junctions of Millfield Road and Redwood Close, and two laybys of parked cars were affected.

A patient was conveyed to St Mary's Hospital by ambulance.

Isle of Wight County Press:

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A spokesperson for the Isle of Wight NHS Trust said: "Three frontline ambulances attended an incident in Mountbatten Drive, Carisbrooke, this evening. The patient was conveyed to St Mary's Hospital."