Hampshire traffic: Here is why you were stuck in awful traffic this morning on the M27

Drivers have experienced heavy traffic delays this morning after a collision between a lorry and a car resulted in the closure of junction 12 on the M27.

The collision resulted in a diesel leak from the lorry which spilt onto the road.

A spokesperson for the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary said: ‘Police were called at 7.49am this morning to reports of a collision on the M27 at junction 12 westbound involving two vehicles; a car and a lorry.

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‘Diesel leaked from the lorry and the road needed to be closed while the clean-up took place.’

No one was reported injured in the collision and the road has since been reopened.

Delays are expected to be ongoing as a result of the incident that took place earlier this morning.