[Travel] M23 closed near Gatwick

[Creaky]

Just to let anyone thinking of travelling on the M23 - there’s been a 3 car pile up on the Southbound carriageway - air ambulance - motorway closed.

Traffic around here is chaotic.

https://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/surrey-news/woman-airlifted-m23-serious-injuries-16211369

 

[jonnyrovers]

Thanks. That would explain my current predicament.

 

[Triggaaar]

Just to let anyone thinking of travelling on the M23 - there’s been a 3 car pile up on the Southbound carriageway

Thanks. That would explain my current predicament.

Christ, I hope you're ok. Concussion I'm guessing.

Thoughts and prayers.

 

[Weststander]

The accident happened at 3.50pm, with the resulting southbound jam still stretching 10 miles.

 

[tedebear]

I do not miss working in Three Bridges one little bit...The accident sounds nasty sadly and relatively common...

 

[jonnyrovers]

Christ, I hope you're ok. Concussion I'm guessing.

Thoughts and prayers.

Nah just mild despair and an achy clutch leg.

 

[Jesus Gul]

Heard about this as I got in my car close to Junction 3 of M3 at 6pm.

Did the M3(S)/M27/A27 route back instead of the M3(N)/M25/M23/A23 - quite pleasant if a bit long - wasnt sure if it was a good move but sounds like it was. Prefer to be moving rather than sat in traffic

 

[Turkey]

I just managed to get away with it too. Left Stratford at 4pm and sat nav alerted me to it shortly before junction 6 so was able to head down on the A22/A26. Actually made a nice change and wasn't busy either.

 

[jonnyrovers]

https://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/surrey-news/woman-airlifted-m23-serious-injuries-16211369.amp

Thankfully zero fatalities

 

[trueblue]

How many crashes have there been in those roadworks already? It's an absolute disaster for changes that weren't required in the first place. Was seconds from being taken out in a 4 vehicle crash a couple of weeks back.