AN accident involving a car and a tractor is causing delays on the A27.

One lane is blocked and traffic is moving "very slowly" on the eastbound carriageway between the Tangmere Roundabout and the Fontwell Park Racecourse, according to reports.

A picture taken by police shows a white car has come off the road and into a ditch.

A tractor and trailer can be seen behind the hatchback as police divert traffic.

PC Pete May of Sussex Roads Police said no one had been seriously injured.

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