File photo dated 23/08/19 of traffic making it's way along the M3 motorway near to Winchester in Hampshire. Christmas Day falling on a Wednesday is expected to ease some of the congestion on the roads during the annual festive getaway..
A HAMPSHIRE motorway was closed following a three-vehicle pile-up.
Three lanes of the M3 Southbound were shut due to a crash on Monday afternoon.
The incident happened between J11 near Winchester and J12 near Eastleigh.
Queues of five miles were reported backing up to J10.
The Daily Echo has contacted Hampshire police for more information.
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