DELAYS are building following a crash at the top of a busy Southampton road.

Motorists travelling near Southampton Common are stuck in heavy traffic following a crash at the top of Hill Lane. 

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The road is closed in both directions from the roundabout junction with Burgess Road to the junction with Leicester Road.

Motorists are urged to use alternative routes.

One person is believed to have been taken to Southampton General Hospital, according to police.

Ambulance crews are also on the scene.

More follows. 

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