Road closures have been lifted after a fatal incident on the A27.

National Highways: South-East reported at 7.30am – on Wednesday (March 11) – that the A27 was closed in both directions between the A259 in Emsworth and the A259, to the west of Chichester.

This came after a ‘collision involving an overturned vehicle’ around 5.30am.

Sussex Police confirmed that a 53-year-old man from Portsmouth – the driver of the van – was ‘declared deceased at the scene’.

View of the A27 closure, looking west from Salthill Road. Photo: Eddie Mitchell

placeholder image — View of the A27 closure, looking west from Salthill Road. Photo: Eddie Mitchell

A National Highways update, on Wednesday afternoon, read: “Collision investigations and vehicle recovery are complete. Clean up works are now ongoing to treat a fuel spillage and remove debris.”

According to traffic sources, the road closures had been lifted by 5.10pm. Speed sensors are reporting that the road reopened in both directions.