THE CHAOS which unfolded inside the car park at IKEA this (Sunday) afternoon was a traffic management problem, not the result of a car accident, police have said.

Queues of cars were seen trying to leave the car park this afternoon and IKEA announced on Twitter that a crash near the store was causing heavy traffic.

Some shoppers said they were stuck for more than two hours and warned residents to avoid the Calcot-based store.

However, Thames Valley Police (TVP) revealed the problems were nothing to do with a crash.

A police spokesman said: "This appears to be traffic management issues in a private car park rather than a police incident and I cannot see from our log that officers have attended a collision in this road."

It is not the first time shoppers have been trapped inside the car park and IKEA had previously vowed to resolve the parking issue.

IKEA stated a collision close to the Pincents Kiln Industrial Park store worsened the delays.

More follows.