There is traffic chaos on the A27 and surrounding roads following a crash last night.

The A27 was closed eastbound at Worthing between Offington Corner and the Clapham junction since around 10pm last night following a crash.

Delays are around 40 minutes eastbound.

There is also a road closure westbound at the Clapham junction.

As a result, there are severe delays on surrounding roads following the crash.

Details of the crash are unclear currently.

The Argus: There are severe delays in WorthingThere are severe delays in Worthing (Image: AA Traffic Watch)

Traffic has been diverting on to the A280 and A259 at East Preston and Goring.

An earlier crash involving a car and motorbike at around 7.30am caused further delays on the A280.

There has been more than ten crashes overnight following freezing temperatures across the county.

A driver is in a life threatening condition after crashing into a police car on the A27 near Arundel last night.

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