UPDATED 12:48: All lanes are nore open. Delays are easing.

AN ACCIDENT has left motorists on the M3 southbound with delays of up to an hour.

One lane is blocked between junction 5 (Hook) and junction 6 (Basingstoke) due to an accident.

A car crashed into the central reservation at approximately 9:30am this morning.

Recovery is currently en route.

Traffic reporting service ROMANSE tweeted: