A driver was cut from their car after a crash that closed one lane of the A3 near Esher.

Your Local Guardian:

Engines from Esher, Painshill and Epsom attended. Pic Surrey Police 

Police, fire and ambulance crews were at the crash site on the southbound carriageway between the slip roads near Esher Common.

One witness said: "A car was on its side. There are loads of fire engines."

She added that traffic had been 'at a complete standstill'. 

The driver was cut from the car by fire crews and treated for minor injuries. 

All lanes were reopened just after 8.30pm.