A three-car crash on the A1(M) southbound near Stevenage caused long delays on the motorway this morning.

A green Ford Fiesta and two other vehicles collided at about 8.40am this morning between Junction 7 for Stevenage and Junction 6 for Welwyn Garden City.

Emergency services were called to the scene and the vehicles had been moved to the hard shoulder 15 minutes later.

No one was taken to hospital.