Police want witnesses after a horse and rider were hit by a car near Alton

The facts

When

Around 5.50pm on Friday 25 September 2026

Where

Well Lane, Bentworth, Alton, near the Station Road junction

Injuries

Horse and rider both suffered minor injuries

Vehicle

A green Aston Martin DB12

Reference

Call 101 quoting 44260470442

A horse and rider were struck by a car in Bentworth, near Alton, late on the afternoon of Friday 25 September 2026. The collision happened on Well Lane, close to where it meets Station Road, at around 5.50pm. Both horse and rider came away with minor injuries.

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary have since asked the public for help. A force spokesman said the driver of the Aston Martin involved has been identified and spoken to, but officers still want to hear from witnesses, and especially from anyone who has dash cam footage from that stretch of road.

If you were hacking, driving or walking in that area on that Friday evening, you may hold something useful without realising it. Footage, even a few seconds of it, is what the police have singled out. The number to call is 101, and the reference is 44260470442.

The wider point for anyone who hacks on roads: footage only helps if it still exists. Many cameras overwrite old files once the card is full. If you ride that route regularly, it is worth checking what is still saved from late September before it disappears.

What this means for you

Anyone who was near Well Lane or Station Road, Bentworth, on 25 September 2026

You are the witness the police are asking for. Call 101 with reference 44260470442, even if you think you saw very little.

Riders with hat cams or dash cams

Check whether your recordings from that evening are still on the card. Save and copy anything from that area before it is overwritten.

Riders who hack the lanes around Alton

This happened in the late afternoon in autumn, when light is going. Review your own high-vis and lights for the months ahead.

Everyone else

Nothing to act on directly, but it is a reminder that a camera is only useful if you know how to retrieve and keep the file.

What to do

1. Call 101 with reference 44260470442 if you saw anything on Well Lane that evening

   As soon as you can

2. Look through dash cam or hat cam footage from Friday 25 September 2026 and save anything from that area

   Before the card overwrites

3. Learn how to export and store a clip from your own camera, so you are not fumbling when it matters

4. Check your high-vis kit and lights now that evenings are drawing in

5. Pass the appeal on to anyone who rides or drives around Bentworth and Alton