A six vehicle accident closed a section of the A23 for nearly 45 minutes in rush hour this morning.

The emergency services were called at 7.46am to the A23 at its junction with the A273 at Pyecombe where six vehicles had been involved in a smash.

The accident blocking lanes one and three northbound.

No one was hurt and all lanes were clear by 8.30am.

Congestion built up all the way back to Brighton and spilled on to the A27.