The A23 is currently closed southbound between the A2300 (Hickstead) and the A273 (Pyecombe) while an earlier fuel spillage from a broken-down Heavy Goods Vehicle is treated.
RoadA23
SeveritySevere
StatusCleared
DirectionSouthbound
Started12:53, 4 Sep 2026
Cleared10:21, 5 Sep 2026
Incident timeline
First report
The A23 is closed southbound between the #A273 (Pyecombe) and the #A2300 (Hickstead) to treat a fuel spillage from an earlier broken down Heavy Goods Vehicle. 
Update
The A23 is closed southbound between the #A273 (Pyecombe) and the #A2300 (Hickstead) to treat a fuel spillage from an earlier broken down Heavy Goods Vehicle. 
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⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 1h 7m. Monitoring continues.
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The A23 is closed southbound between the #A273 (Pyecombe) and the #A2300 (Hickstead) to treat a fuel spillage from an earlier broken down Heavy Goods Vehicle. 
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⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 1h 42m. Monitoring continues.
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The A23 is closed southbound between the #A273 (Pyecombe) and the #A2300 (Hickstead) to treat a fuel spillage from an earlier broken down Heavy Goods Vehicle. 
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The A23 is currently closed southbound between the A273 (Pyecombe) and the A2300 (Hickstead) while an earlier fuel spillage from a broken-down Heavy Goods Vehicle is treated.
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⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 2h 32m. Monitoring continues.
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The A23 is currently closed southbound between the A273 (Pyecombe) and the A2300 (Hickstead) while an earlier fuel spillage from a broken-down Heavy Goods Vehicle is treated.
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⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 3h 7m. Monitoring continues.
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The A23 is currently closed southbound between the A273 (Pyecombe) and the A2300 (Hickstead) while an earlier fuel spillage from a broken-down Heavy Goods Vehicle is treated.
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⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 3h 42m. Monitoring continues.
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The A23 is currently closed southbound between the A273 (Pyecombe) and the A2300 (Hickstead) while an earlier fuel spillage from a broken-down Heavy Goods Vehicle is treated.
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⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 4h 17m. Monitoring continues.
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The A23 is currently closed southbound between the A273 (Pyecombe) and the A2300 (Hickstead) while an earlier fuel spillage from a broken-down Heavy Goods Vehicle is treated.
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⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 4h 52m. Monitoring continues.
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The A23 is currently closed southbound between the A273 (Pyecombe) and the A2300 (Hickstead) while an earlier fuel spillage from a broken-down Heavy Goods Vehicle is treated.
Update
The A23 is currently closed southbound between the A2300 (Hickstead) and the A273 (Pyecombe) while an earlier fuel spillage from a broken-down Heavy Goods Vehicle is treated.
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⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 5h 27m. Monitoring continues.
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The A23 is currently closed southbound between the A2300 (Hickstead) and the A273 (Pyecombe) while an earlier fuel spillage from a broken-down Heavy Goods Vehicle is treated.
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⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 6h 2m. Monitoring continues.
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The A23 is currently closed southbound between the A2300 (Hickstead) and the A273 (Pyecombe) while an earlier fuel spillage from a broken-down Heavy Goods Vehicle is treated.
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⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 6h 37m. Monitoring continues.
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The A23 is currently closed southbound between the A2300 (Hickstead) and the A273 (Pyecombe) while an earlier fuel spillage from a broken-down Heavy Goods Vehicle is treated.
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⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 7h 12m. Monitoring continues.
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The A23 is currently closed southbound between the A2300 (Hickstead) and the A273 (Pyecombe) while an earlier fuel spillage from a broken-down Heavy Goods Vehicle is treated.
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⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 7h 47m. Monitoring continues.
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The A23 is currently closed southbound between the A2300 (Hickstead) and the A273 (Pyecombe) while an earlier fuel spillage from a broken-down Heavy Goods Vehicle is treated.
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⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 8h 22m. Monitoring continues.
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The A23 is currently closed southbound between the A2300 (Hickstead) and the A273 (Pyecombe) while an earlier fuel spillage from a broken-down Heavy Goods Vehicle is treated.
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⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 9h 2m. Monitoring continues.
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The A23 is currently closed southbound between the A2300 (Hickstead) and the A273 (Pyecombe) while an earlier fuel spillage from a broken-down Heavy Goods Vehicle is treated.
Update
⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 9h 37m. Monitoring continues.
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The A23 is currently closed southbound between the A2300 (Hickstead) and the A273 (Pyecombe) while an earlier fuel spillage from a broken-down Heavy Goods Vehicle is treated.
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⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 10h 12m. Monitoring continues.
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The A23 is currently closed southbound between the A2300 (Hickstead) and the A273 (Pyecombe) while an earlier fuel spillage from a broken-down Heavy Goods Vehicle is treated.
Update
⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 10h 47m. Monitoring continues.
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The A23 is currently closed southbound between the A2300 (Hickstead) and the A273 (Pyecombe) while an earlier fuel spillage from a broken-down Heavy Goods Vehicle is treated.
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⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 11h 22m. Monitoring continues.
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The A23 is currently closed southbound between the A2300 (Hickstead) and the A273 (Pyecombe) while an earlier fuel spillage from a broken-down Heavy Goods Vehicle is treated.
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⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 11h 57m. Monitoring continues.
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The A23 is currently closed southbound between the A2300 (Hickstead) and the A273 (Pyecombe) while an earlier fuel spillage from a broken-down Heavy Goods Vehicle is treated.
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⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 12h 32m. Monitoring continues.
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The A23 is currently closed southbound between the A2300 (Hickstead) and the A273 (Pyecombe) while an earlier fuel spillage from a broken-down Heavy Goods Vehicle is treated.
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⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 13h 7m. Monitoring continues.
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The A23 is currently closed southbound between the A2300 (Hickstead) and the A273 (Pyecombe) while an earlier fuel spillage from a broken-down Heavy Goods Vehicle is treated.
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⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 13h 42m. Monitoring continues.
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The A23 is currently closed southbound between the A2300 (Hickstead) and the A273 (Pyecombe) while an earlier fuel spillage from a broken-down Heavy Goods Vehicle is treated.
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⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 14h 22m. Monitoring continues.
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The A23 is currently closed southbound between the A2300 (Hickstead) and the A273 (Pyecombe) while an earlier fuel spillage from a broken-down Heavy Goods Vehicle is treated.
Update
⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 14h 57m. Monitoring continues.
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The A23 is currently closed southbound between the A2300 (Hickstead) and the A273 (Pyecombe) while an earlier fuel spillage from a broken-down Heavy Goods Vehicle is treated.
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⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 15h 32m. Monitoring continues.
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The A23 is currently closed southbound between the A2300 (Hickstead) and the A273 (Pyecombe) while an earlier fuel spillage from a broken-down Heavy Goods Vehicle is treated.
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⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 16h 8m. Monitoring continues.
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The A23 is currently closed southbound between the A2300 (Hickstead) and the A273 (Pyecombe) while an earlier fuel spillage from a broken-down Heavy Goods Vehicle is treated.
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⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 16h 42m. Monitoring continues.
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The A23 is currently closed southbound between the A2300 (Hickstead) and the A273 (Pyecombe) while an earlier fuel spillage from a broken-down Heavy Goods Vehicle is treated.
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⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 17h 17m. Monitoring continues.
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The A23 is currently closed southbound between the A2300 (Hickstead) and the A273 (Pyecombe) while an earlier fuel spillage from a broken-down Heavy Goods Vehicle is treated.
Update
⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 17h 57m. Monitoring continues.
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The A23 is currently closed southbound between the A2300 (Hickstead) and the A273 (Pyecombe) while an earlier fuel spillage from a broken-down Heavy Goods Vehicle is treated.
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⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 18h 32m. Monitoring continues.
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The A23 is currently closed southbound between the A2300 (Hickstead) and the A273 (Pyecombe) while an earlier fuel spillage from a broken-down Heavy Goods Vehicle is treated.
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⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 19h 7m. Monitoring continues.
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The A23 is currently closed southbound between the A2300 (Hickstead) and the A273 (Pyecombe) while an earlier fuel spillage from a broken-down Heavy Goods Vehicle is treated.
Update
⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 19h 42m. Monitoring continues.
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The A23 is currently closed southbound between the A2300 (Hickstead) and the A273 (Pyecombe) while an earlier fuel spillage from a broken-down Heavy Goods Vehicle is treated.
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⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 20h 17m. Monitoring continues.
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The A23 is currently closed southbound between the A2300 (Hickstead) and the A273 (Pyecombe) while an earlier fuel spillage from a broken-down Heavy Goods Vehicle is treated.
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⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 20h 52m. Monitoring continues.
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The A23 is currently closed southbound between the A2300 (Hickstead) and the A273 (Pyecombe) while an earlier fuel spillage from a broken-down Heavy Goods Vehicle is treated.
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⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 21h 27m. Monitoring continues.
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✅ Incident cleared — A23 reopened at 10:21 on 5 Sep 2026. Total disruption: 21h 27m. All lanes open, traffic returning to normal.
Final update
The A23 is currently closed southbound between the A2300 (Hickstead) and the A273 (Pyecombe) while an earlier fuel spillage from a broken-down Heavy Goods Vehicle is treated.
Wording from National Highways, recorded as it changed.
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