M23 crash: Delays ease near Gatwick Airport after multi-vehicle collision

M23 motorway near Gatwick has been reopened after a crash
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Two lanes of a busy motorway near a major airport have been reopened after a multi-vehicle collision.

The two outside lanes of the M23 northbound were shut between Junction 9 for Gatwick Airport and Junction 8 for the M25 after the crash.

Emergency services and National Highways traffic officers were called out and there were delays of 45 minutes, but the road has now been reopened.

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