MOTORISTS are facing traffic misery this morning after a six-vehicle pile-up on the M3.

The crash happened on the northbound carriageway between junctions 12 and 13 at Chandler's Ford at 6.30am.

The vehicles blocked the outside lane causing long delays backing onto the M27 westbound from junction nine at Whiteley.

And traffic is tailing back to the M27 with drivers facing delays of up to an hour between junctions 10 and 4 westbound and 35 minute delays eastbound between junctions 2 and 4.

It is believed that no one was injured and the scene has now been cleared and all lanes re-opened, although heavy delays remain.