M3 closed with drivers stuck in bumper-to-bumper traffic after ‘police incident’ saw lorry pulled over

THE M3 motorway has closed after a “police incident” which saw a lorry pulled over.

Motorists are trapped in bumper-to-bumper traffic as two lanes shut on the southbound carriageway between Junction 2 for the M25 and Junction 3 for Bagshot.

Migrants found in the back of a lorry on a motorway, sitting by a roadside barrier with police and paramedics present.
People were seen wrapped in emergency blankets at the side of the road
Police officers surrounding a lorry stopped on a motorway.
Police surrounded a lorry on the M3
Migrants wrapped in thermal blankets near a lorry on a motorway.
Dozens of people were seen exiting the vehicle

Pictures of the incident appear to show police surrounding a lorry pulled over on the side of the road.

Dozens of people were seen exiting the back of the lorry – before waiting at the side of the road wrapped in emergency blankets.

Stationary traffic is shown in the area, according to National Highways’ traffic map.

Drivers have been warned to allow more time for their journeys.

M3 motorway traffic jam caused by a lorry carrying illegal migrants.
A ‘police incident’ has caused severe delays on the M3 motorway
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