THERE are currently delays on the M3 near Basingstoke following an incident.

One lane was blocked on the M3 between junction 6 and junction 5 following an incident in the morning of Wednesday, December 6.

Romanse, which provides travel updates for Hampshire, has taken to X formally known as Twitter to share the news.

It posted: "#M3 Northbound - reports of one lane BLOCKED between J6/#A339 #Basingstoke and J5/A287 #Hook due to an RTI, delays building."

Since then all lanes have been cleared but drivers can still expect delays of up to 35 minutes.

Hampshire Constabulary has been contacted for more information.