A HAMPSHIRE motorway is closed after a four-car pile-up.

All lanes of the M3 southbound are shut at East Stratton, between junctions eight and nine, after the incident.

Traffic is building after the incident, which happened just before 11am.

Emergency services are on scene and Hampshire police have said four people have been injured.

One woman in her 20s has been described as "walking wounded".

Police are diverting traffic off the motorway on to the A303 to avoid the closed M3.

Police said that a Vauxhall Astra, an Audi A3, a Renault Clio and a Ford Focus were involved in the pile up.