Is the M3 open? Motorway that was closed southbound at Hook after lorry hit central reservation is now reopen
Lorry crash results in M3 closure with delays of 90 minutes
Drivers faced long delays after a section of the M3 was closed due to a lorry crashing into the central reservation shedding its load onto the motorway.
The incident took place on the southbound carriageway by junction 5 at Hook on Wednesday, April 15. The lorry was carrying logs which have spilled onto the road.
A diversion is currently in place with emergency services at the scene and delays of 90 minutes reported at the height of the closure. Police advised drivers to to avoid the area but the road has now reopened northbound with only a small section of the southbound carriageway closed.
A Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary spokesperson said: “The northbound side is fully open.There is still a closure on the M3 southbound, however this is now only between the on and off slip-roads at junction 5.”
AA Traffic News have reported: “Long delays and two lanes closed due to shed load of logs and crash in the opposite direction on M3 Southbound at J5 A287 (Hook). Congestion to Fleet Services. One of the lorries collided with the central reservation and also shed some of the logs onto this side.”
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