TRAFFIC UPDATE: Burst water main flooding road

A burst water main is flooding a road in Crawley, with police advising members of the public to avoid the road if they can.
By The Newsroom
Published 10th Oct 2016, 07:18 BST
Updated 25th Oct 2016, 20:17 BST

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Crawley Police are on sceneCrawley Police are on scene
Crawley Police are on scene

Gatwick Road is reported to be partially blocked between the Tinsley Lane North junction and the Fleming Way junction because of surface water from a burst water main.

Police were called to Forge Wood industrial estate at 1.40am this morning and found tarmac broken up by for a water leak, according to a spokesperson for Sussex Police.

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The incident was left with the Southern Water emergency team at 2.30am, police say.

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