MOTORISTS face rush hour delays on a major Hampshire motorway after a van and a motorbike collided this evening.

The incident happened between junctions three and four of the M27 eastbound at around 4.45pm.

Police have closed lane three and traffic is slow as a result.

Shortly after, a second crash between a  blue Ford and a silver Toyota in the same lane and nearby to the initial incident added the the delays.

Traffic is at a standstill on the M271 northbound.