Person taken to hospital after A27 crash

According to South East Coast Ambulance Service, paramedics were called at around 10am to reports of a collision at West Ashling.

A spokesperson said: “Ambulance crews attended the scene and one person, whose injuries were not thought to be serious, was assessed and treated at the scene before being taken to St Richard’s Hospital in Chichester.”

Traffic was initially said to be coping well but the road was later reported as blocked, after the accident on A27 westbound from A259 Cathedral Way (Fishbourne Roundabout) to Emsworth Services.

Traffic was reportedly stationary in the area, with the road blocked to allow for the recovery of a vehicle, which ‘left the carriageway’.

Severe and increasing delays of 18 minutes were reported between Chichester and Havant, with an average speed of ten mph.

The vehicle was recovered and the road reopened by 12.30pm.

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