Motorists should follow the diversion due to an accident on the M3

On Saturday 31 August, at 6.20am, police were called to the M3 between junctions 8 and 9 because a pedestrian had been hit by a car.

The road has been closed in this area and road users are asked to follow a diversion route, which is marked on road signs with the diversion symbol in the form of a filled diamond.

Heavy traffic due to road closure (Image: AA Traffic News)

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The diversion recommends:

Leave the M3 northbound at junction 9.

At the roundabout, take the second exit and join the A34 towards Newbury.

Follow the A34 for 8 miles to the A303 Bullington Cross junction, leave the road at the second exit and continue to a roundabout.

At the roundabout, take the first exit onto the A303 heading east towards Basingstoke. Follow the A303 for approximately 7.5 miles to junction 8 of the M3. At this point the A303/M3 joins the northbound carriageway of the M3.

The road closure is expected to last “several hours.”