RUSH hour ground to a halt on part of the M27 after a pile-up today near the Whitely turn off

It happened in the eastbound lane near junction nine of the motorway and it is understood that at least two vehicles were involved. One person was injured.

Police, fire and ambulance were called to the scene at about 7am and by about 8am there were big tail backs as rescue crews dealt with the incident.

There were also massive tailbacks on the eastbound section of the M27 near Portsmouth yesterday due to volume of traffic and roadworks.