An elderly man was trapped in his car after it crashed with a van.

He was helped out of his Ford Ka hatchback by firefighters and taken to hospital, but was not seriously hurt.

The A27 was closed westbound west of Chichester after his crash at about 12.30pm with a Ford Transit van.

Westbound traffic was diverted via the A259 through Fishbourne until the road re-opened at 3pm.

The same road was the scene of two further crashes on Monday morning.

At 7.26am a lorry and a 4x4 vehicle towing a trailer crashed on the A27 Chichester by-pass, eastbound at its roundabout junction with the A259 Bognor Road.

Another minor collision occurred at the scene shortly afterwards and the road was partially blocked, causing traffic delays in the area.