Motorway lorry crash causes long tailbacks

8:01am Thursday 4th October 2012 in News

Motorway lorry crash causes long tailbacks. Picture submitted by Echo reader. Motorway lorry crash causes long tailbacks. Picture submitted by Echo reader.

AN accident involving two lorries on the M27 was this morning causing long rush hour tailbacks.

Two lanes of the westbound motorway were closed following the accident just after junction nine at Whiteley. Debris was left strewn across the road.

Police said the collision happened just before 6.30am.

A lorry driver was taken by ambulance to Southampton General Hospital as a precaution.

One lorry was carrying medical waste, which spilled onto the carriageway, police said.

Traffic was queuing back to junction 12 at Fareham. Delays of an hour and half were reported by motorists.

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chunky_lover says...
8:35am Thu 4 Oct 12

Idiots looking at the thing are causing the delays I bet. This stuff causes a massive impact on business - millions of pounds of lost cash!

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one in a million says...
9:30am Thu 4 Oct 12

Absolute chaos out there, roads gridlocked and massive tailbacks; clearly the infrastructure along the south coast is too fragile to cope and our councils are playing even more housing! madness.

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G0Rf says...
10:11am Thu 4 Oct 12

When I went down the M27 west bound this morning at around 8:45ish the traffic heading east was at pretty much a stand still from J9 to J5

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Niel says...
11:52am Thu 4 Oct 12

And many thanks to the broadcast radio muppet's for suggesting traffic leave's the motorway to find an alternative route. A27 from Fareham to Bursledon grid-lock, meant Turk-Town couldn't empty either, and all the side roads were stuffed.
45 minute's to do 4 miles that usually takes 12 min's on a bad day, on a motorcycle, in a car I'd have been lucky to do it in twice that.

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MisterTom says...
1:34pm Thu 4 Oct 12

Left my house in Hedge End this morning, got on junction7 at 7:30 traveled West. Got to work in record time.

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pookie21 says...
2:29pm Thu 4 Oct 12

Niel wrote:
And many thanks to the broadcast radio muppet's for suggesting traffic leave's the motorway to find an alternative route. A27 from Fareham to Bursledon grid-lock, meant Turk-Town couldn't empty either, and all the side roads were stuffed.
45 minute's to do 4 miles that usually takes 12 min's on a bad day, on a motorcycle, in a car I'd have been lucky to do it in twice that.
Use what god gave you then....legs. Think of the poor guys that were involved in the accident. I left Fareham at 7am and got back to Bitterne at 8.25 and didn't use the motorway. Am I moaning!? No. Be thankful.

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Pandoragolden1 says...
5:24pm Thu 4 Oct 12

My partner was held up this morning going the other way by nosy rubberneckers, were they not concerned about being late for work? Its outrageous that some people are so insensitive, I am glad there does seem to be any serious injuries which is all that matters.

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taxi driver in southampton says...
8:32pm Thu 4 Oct 12

Despite all the moaning about the inconvenience this accident has caused most people. Give a thought about all the people involved and the fact they get to go home and see their families, as im sure the driver of the lorry involve didnt want to be in the situation he was in either.

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C2OPPY says...
10:25pm Thu 4 Oct 12

all people are worried about is lost time sat in traffic and lost money = joke i hope next time one of your family members are involved you might learn not be so narrow minded then

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