PART of the A12 has been closed after a lorry struck a bridge.
The dual carriageway is closed Londonbound after the HGV hit a bridge between junction 15, Three Mile Hill, and Junction 13, Ingatestone, this morning.
Traffic is queuing back as far as Galleywood.
Queues are also building up through Ingatestone High Street, the B1002, as people divert from the A12.
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A12 Londonbound – CLOSED Accident involving a lorry that has hit a bridge between Junction J15 (A414/Three Mile Hill) and J13 (Ingatestone) queuing traffic back to J16 (Galleywood)
— Essex Travel News (@Essex_Travel) June 3, 2021
Traffic slow through Ingatestone on High Street (B1002) as people divert from the A12 pic.twitter.com/X90k6DhYih
Drivers should avoid the area if possible.
#A12 southbound J15 #WebbsFarm to J13 #Marylands currently closed due to a bridge strike. Engineers have been contacted to attend. Traffic diverted via the B1002. pic.twitter.com/6m6aCGpebt
— Highways England (@HighwaysEAST) June 3, 2021
Officers are currently on scene at an incident on the #A12 following reports that a lorry had hit a bridge.
— Essex Police (@EssexPoliceUK) June 3, 2021
The southbound carriageway between junctions 15 and 13 is closed while we investigate.
Drivers in the area are urged to avoid the route if possible. pic.twitter.com/UqvIvTvel0
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