A CAR has come off the motorway and gone down a ditch close to a railway line.

The incident, which involved a silver Vauxhall Corsa, happened on the M27 westbound between junctions 9 for Whiteley and 8 for Bursledon just after 8am.

The car is reported to have gone down a ditch and police said it ended up against a fence that borders the railway line after hitting the central reservation.

Numerous police are on scene and there is damage to the motorway barrier next to the inside lane.

Police said those involved have minor injuries, but an ambulance is on scene.

South Central Ambulance Service received the call at 8.06 this morning and sent one ambulance team.

Medics assessed both patients and the man was taken to Southampton General Hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

The child was found to be uninjured.

The incident led lane one to be closed for a time but it is now understood to be open and traffic is flowing.