TRAFFIC has started to build on the M3 due to an accident on the southbound carriageway.

One lane of the motorway is currently closed between the Bagshot / Lightwater junction and junction 4 (Camberley).

Traffic is thought to be coping well with the crash, which has been ranked as a high severity incident.

The affected lane is lane one of four.

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