Live M23 traffic updates after police recover body from road

Traffic is queueing on the M23 after a police recovered a body from the road, causing the carriageway to close. The southbound carriageway is the scene of stationary traffic as emergency responders are on the scene. The closure is in place between junction 9 for Gatwick airport and junction 8 for the M25 interchange.

Two lanes are also closed on the northbound carriageway. Inrix reports: “M23 Southbound closed, stationary traffic due to police incident from J8 (M25 interchange) to J9 (Gatwick Airport). Lanes 3 and 4 are closed on the Northbound carriageway.”

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