There are delays on the eastbound A127 after an accident involving a lorry and a car in the early hours of this morning.

The crash took place at about 4am at the junction with the A128 at West Horndon.

Traffic had been diverted via the roundabout while the road was closed.

At 8.45am, the Essex Traffic Control Centre reported the road has reopened, but traffic is still queueing back to the M25.