A27 'horrific' crash near Havant sees van smash into back of broken-down horsebox with drivers reportedly escaping with minor injuries

Firefighters from stations in Havant, Cosham, Bognor, and Chichester, alongside police and ambulance crews, were called to the serious collision on the A27 half way between Chichester and Havant at about 6.45pm on Saturday.

The incident unfolded as a horsebox van broke down on lane one of a bend in the westbound carriageway.

A white van travelling down the 70 miles per hour carriageway smashed into the back of the stationary horsebox.

Havant crew manager Jason Haste said: ‘The van went into it. The pictures are horrific. The impact was so heavy it flipped the van and it went into the embankment.

‘But luckily no-one was seriously hurt.

‘The guy needs to do the lottery tonight.’

The female driver of the horsebox was treated for shock at the scene while the male driver of the white van suffered minor injuries, according to Mr Haste.

The firefighter wished to thank members of the public for their patience as they waited in lengthy traffic queues while emergency services dealt with the crash.

Crew manager Haste said: ‘We want to say thank you to the people stuck in the traffic because their patience was really good. They let us through no problems. They must have been stuck there for at least an hour and a half.’