A MULTI vehicle accident is causing severe delays on the A23.

Emergency services were called to the crash on A23 northbound between A273 (Pyecombe) and A281 (Henfield) at 6.45am.

The accident is just prior to the northbound Texaco service station closing lane one of two.

Police officers created a rolling road block to allow for the removal of the vehicles involved in the crash.

However queues were reported to be back to the A23/A27 interchange at Patcham.

No injuries have been reported.