The A303 (stock image)
DRIVERS are being warned to avoid the A303 near Andover this afternoon after a road sweeper overturned.
The vehicle tipped on the eastbound carriageway between the A343 for Salisbury and A3057 for Stockbridge.
A tweet from Basingstoke Police said all eastbound lanes will be closed 'shortly' and it expects recovery to take around two hours.
Drivers are advised to avoid the area while emergency services deal with the incident.
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