Ice cream van helps commuters cool off in A23 traffic gridlock
A traffic gridlock on the A23 allowed motorists to stretch their legs – and enjoy an ice cream from a well-placed van – on Monday evening.
Grateful drivers stepped out onto the tarmac to form an orderly queue at the window of the van on the road in West Sussex.
National Highways reported gridlocked traffic northbound between Warninglid and Handcross after a collision.
Pictures from the scene showed the stranded motorists getting ice creams to refresh themselves in the 22C heat.
Some were not so lucky, with one posting on social media that he had been stuck for more than two hours but was 'unfortunately nowhere near the ice cream van'.
The collision took place shortly after 7.30pm, and National Highways later said the road had reopened at around 9pm.
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