THERE are long delays on the motorway this morning following a crash.

Queues of up to 50 minutes are reported on the southbound M3 between junctions 9 and 12, with delays of 20 minutes on the northbound carriageway.

The vehicles involved in the incident have now been moved to the hard shoulder and all lanes are open again, but residual delays remain.

In an unrelated incident, there are delays on the M27, after a car hit the central reservation near the Hamble Bridge.