MOTORISTS faced long tailbacks this morning following an accident on a busy Basingstoke road.

South Central Ambulance Service was called to an accident involving a car and a bycicle at 7.45am this morning on Winchester Road roundabout, in Basingstoke.

Two ambulances and a rapid response vehicle were sent to the incident and one patient was taken to Basingstoke hospital for further treatment.

Their injuries are not known.