An overturned car brought the M23 to a standstill near Gatwick this morning.

Police said at 11.10am they were still waiting to recover a car which hit the central reservation and overturned on the southbound carriageway.

The crash at 10.20am left debris strewn across the northbound carriageway and blocked the whole southbound side of the road near Junction 9.

The driver was described as slightly injured.