Commuters are facing severe delays this morning due to two crashes and an oil spill on an A-road.

National Highways has reported multiple crashes on the A27 near Falmer - one on the eastbound carriageway and another on the westbound carriageway.

The A27 westbound has now reopened following an earlier crash and a fuel spillage, causing seven miles of congestion and delays of 70 minutes on approach. Residual delays remain westbound.

Meanwhile, the crash eastbound has closed one lane of the carriageway while the second remains open. Around 30 minutes of delays have been reported and four miles of traffic.

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The A259 in Peacehaven has also been impacted by congestion, The Argus has been told, with a bus driver on a 12X heading to Brighton through Newhaven and Peacehaven informing passengers that they will be facing delays. 

One passenger on the bus said: "I've not seen it this bad for a long time. It's taken more than an hour to get through Newhaven and Peacehaven.

"We are moving at a snail's pace through Peacehaven heading west -traffic heading east seems fine."