Pictures show scene of crash which closed A27 for hours

Ellie Crabbe

27 April 2024 at 5:38 am·1-min read

Pictures show scene of crash which closed A27 for hours <i>(Image: Sussex News and Pictures)</i> — Pictures show scene of crash which closed A27 for hours *(Image: Sussex News and Pictures)*

A road was closed for hours this morning after a crash and oil spill.

The car, a Ford Focus, crashed on the A27 Upper Brighton Road, Worthing, in the early hours of April 27.

The Argus: The car's engine was in the road

The car's engine was in the road (Image: Sussex News and Pictures)

Its engine was in the road, causing a significant oil spill.

READ MORE: Part of A27 closed amid police incident

Police closed the road between the A24 Broadwater Street West, the Grove Lodge Roundabout, and Sompting Road, Lyons Farm retail park.

The Argus: The road was closed for hours while the oil spill was cleaned

The road was closed for hours while the oil spill was cleaned (Image: Sussex News and Pictures)

National Highways confirmed the road was closed at around 5.30am. It reopened at around 10am.

A spokeswoman for Sussex Police said: "This was a single vehicle collision and a subsequent significant oil spillage in the early hours of today which has caused a section of the A27 at Worthing to be closed from Forest Road to the Grove Lodge roundabout."

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