Delays after tanker and three cars crash on motorway

MOTORISTS faced delays this morning after a tanker truck and three cars were involved in a smash on a busy motorway.

Police were called to the M27 junction 5 eastbound just past Rownhams service station at 7.56am.

A lorry and three cars collided just before the exit to the M3.

 

Comments(12)

chunky_lover says...
9:15am Thu 22 Nov 12

at 7:56am. That's very precise!

davel_cats says...
9:28am Thu 22 Nov 12

The junction for the M3 eastbound is junction 4 (four) not 5 (five). Precise in the time, perhaps, but very muddled in the location of the smash!

one in a million says...
10:20am Thu 22 Nov 12

Is it me or is this sort of thing becoming a weekly if not daily occurrence?

The whole area around Eastleigh is just gridlocked most mornings...

Scott_OOOSH says...
10:43am Thu 22 Nov 12

I agree! I work in Eastleigh and commuting to and from work is an absolute nightmare!

Brite Spark says...
11:19am Thu 22 Nov 12

That oil has come all the way from Al Faw only to come a cropper in Eastleigh.

good-gosh says...
12:00pm Thu 22 Nov 12

Well done for calling a crash a crash and not an accident. This junction is sheer joy to negotiate, the busier the better, but it's not much fun for those who haven’t yet mastered the arts of driving more by mirrors than windscreen. By the way, the trucks have right of way over cars, so watch out next time.

sophijldh says...
2:17pm Thu 22 Nov 12

I passed this this mornin on my way to Bournemouth it was on opp side of rd to me on the flyover bit at junction 5.

southampton999 says...
8:14pm Thu 22 Nov 12

good-gosh wrote:
Well done for calling a crash a crash and not an accident. This junction is sheer joy to negotiate, the busier the better, but it's not much fun for those who haven’t yet mastered the arts of driving more by mirrors than windscreen. By the way, the trucks have right of way over cars, so watch out next time.
Agree with most of your post, but trucks having right of way?? Slightly confused!!

befriendly says...
10:05pm Thu 22 Nov 12

southampton999 wrote:
good-gosh wrote:
Well done for calling a crash a crash and not an accident. This junction is sheer joy to negotiate, the busier the better, but it's not much fun for those who haven’t yet mastered the arts of driving more by mirrors than windscreen. By the way, the trucks have right of way over cars, so watch out next time.
Agree with most of your post, but trucks having right of way?? Slightly confused!!
:14pm Thu 22 Nov
Southampton 999 is confused as to why trucks have right of way. let me explain. they do not have right of way legally, but
they are very big and very heavy and arguing with one is not advisable. They also cannot stop as quick as your car, so make certain you don't cut them up and give them plenty of space to brake if you're in front of them. The safest place is behind one, but not between two

good-gosh says...
10:06pm Thu 22 Nov 12

southampton999 wrote:
good-gosh wrote:
Well done for calling a crash a crash and not an accident. This junction is sheer joy to negotiate, the busier the better, but it's not much fun for those who haven’t yet mastered the arts of driving more by mirrors than windscreen. By the way, the trucks have right of way over cars, so watch out next time.
Agree with most of your post, but trucks having right of way?? Slightly confused!!
Giving trucks the right of way at all times is a survival strategy that is far more effective than the technically correct rules. It puts an end to car squashing.

southampton999 says...
10:29pm Thu 22 Nov 12

befriendly wrote:
southampton999 wrote:
good-gosh wrote:
Well done for calling a crash a crash and not an accident. This junction is sheer joy to negotiate, the busier the better, but it's not much fun for those who haven’t yet mastered the arts of driving more by mirrors than windscreen. By the way, the trucks have right of way over cars, so watch out next time.
Agree with most of your post, but trucks having right of way?? Slightly confused!!
:14pm Thu 22 Nov
Southampton 999 is confused as to why trucks have right of way. let me explain. they do not have right of way legally, but
they are very big and very heavy and arguing with one is not advisable. They also cannot stop as quick as your car, so make certain you don't cut them up and give them plenty of space to brake if you're in front of them. The safest place is behind one, but not between two
Ah right!!!!

chunky_lover says...
11:30pm Thu 22 Nov 12

Scott_OOOSH wrote:
I agree! I work in Eastleigh and commuting to and from work is an absolute nightmare!
So move, you're not a tree!

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