One person hospitalised after M27 crash in Hampshire this morning, police confirm

Motorists faced significant delays on the eastbound carriageway this morning after two vehicles collided between junction 5 for Eastleigh and junction 7 at Hedge End.

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The road has since been cleared but not everyone escaped unharmed, police have confirmed.

A spokeswoman for Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary said: ‘We were called at 9.09am today, 21 January, to reports of a two-vehicle collision on the eastbound M27 just prior to the Hedge End exit.

‘One person was taken to hospital with minor injuries.’