West Sussex traffic: A272, A24 and M23 delays reported amid emergency incidents

A272 Horsham Road is closed in both directions, at Fox Hill near Petworth, following a serious collision involving a lorry and two other vehicles.

Sussex Police said officers were called to the collision shortly after 9am.

The lorry driver was taken to hospital with serious injuries, while police said no other injuries were reported.

The closure is between the A283 London Road and Kingspit Lane/Glasshouse Lane and is due to crash investigation work.

There have been reports of temporary traffic lights at the scene, although traffic monitoring information indicates the road remains closed.

Elsewhere, the A24 Worthing Road is partially blocked southbound – at the A272 Cowfold Road – following a collision.

Queueing traffic was reported at the scene, with the incident first reported at 1.05pm, according to AA Traffic News.

There have also been incidents around Gatwick Airport.

The Ring Road North is experiencing queueing traffic – northbound before the M23 J9A Gatwick South Terminal roundabout – after a car broken down.

One lane has been closed since around 3pm.

On the M23 Gatwick Spur Road, a two-car collision was reported. The AA said there was slow traffic from the J9A A23 Gatwick South Terminal roundabout, towards the main M23 carriageway at J9 Gatwick Airport.

The crash was first reported at 3.40pm, with restrictions since lifted, although traffic remains slow.

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