A ROAD was closed to traffic after police were called to a car which had been parked in front of a driveway.

Residents were woken at 6.45am by officers trying to track down the owner of the vehicle which was left in Stanmer Villas, Brighton.

When the vehicle’s owner was unable to be traced, officers called in a tow truck to remove it.

Residents said the road was closed for several hours because of the incident.

@brightonargus road blocked since 6.45, woke the entire road up #stanmervillas #avoid pic.twitter.com/GccKMGnLps

— Rachel Hall (@RachelHallxx) November 24, 2016

Bus services were also delayed.

The road has now been reopened.