M3: Watford man arrested on suspicion of drink driving after multi-vehicle crash with person injured
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The route was shut down while the emergency services worked at the scene
A man has been arrested on suspicion of drink driving following a multi-vehicle motorway crash.
Emergency services rushed to the scene of the collision on the M3 westbound this morning (September 19). Four vehicles were involved in the collision, with traffic being stopped for a period of time.
The collision took place between junction 4 for Farnborough and junction 4A for Fleet. Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary confirmed that an arrest was made at the scene.
A police spokesperson said: “We were called at 5.41am today (19 September) to a report of a four-vehicle road traffic collision on the M3 southbound near J4. A person suffered a minor injury.
“A 27-year-old man from Watford has been arrested on suspicion of driving a motor vehicle when alcohol level above limit. He remains in custody while our enquiries continue.”
National Highways South East first reported the incident at 6.32am. Recovery vehicles had to support emergency services in clearing the scene. Traffic began moving again shortly afterwards.
National Highways reported just after 7am: “Recovery has been completed and all lanes have reopened following a multi vehicle collision. There are residual delays of 30 minutes and two miles of congestion on the approach.”