A serious accident closed a busy Hampshire road.
Officers are now asking for witnesses to appear at the crash on Eastern Road, Portsmouth.
The arterial pathway was closed in both directions, but has since reopened.
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A police tweet said: “Officers have closed Eastern Road, Portsmouth in both directions this afternoon due to a serious five-car RTC at noon.
“We call on all witnesses to contact 101 citing 44220264854. The road is now reopened, thank you for your patience as we dealt with this incident.”
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