Crash closes part of M27 near Portsmouth causing rush hour chaos

Three vehicles are reported to have been involved in the collision along the westbound carriageway of the motorway between Junction 12 near Port Solent and Junction 11 at Fareham.

Three lanes have been blocked creating large tailbacks past Drayton.

Arterial roads across Portsmouth, Hilsea and Paulsgrove – including the M275 out of the city – are already experiencing heavy delays as rush hour traffic begins to grind to a halt.

AA Traffic is reporting ‘severe delays’ with traffic moving at ‘10mph’.

***UPDATE***

The three lanes on the M27 have now been cleared with traffic easing, though motorists are still being warned of up to an hour delays.

Romanse, Hampshire County Council’s live traffic report on Twitter, posted: ‘Westbound - Lanes 2, 3 and 4 now CLEARED between J12/#M275 #PortSolent and J11/A27 #Fareham after the earlier RTI, approx 1 HOUR delay remains from A3023 #Langstone Rbt.’