TRAFFIC is queuing on the A12 after two separate crashes.

There were reports of a collision close to the JobServe Community Stadium on the London-bound carriageway.

Whilst on the other side of the road, heading towards Colchester, there has been a crash close to the Ardleigh Interchange and the Langham junction.

Traffic is now queueing on both sides.

UPDATE 9.30AM: Queues are now back on to the Colchester bypass towards Spring Lane.

UPDATE 10.08AM: Two fire crews from Colchester and one from Wivenhoe attended a crash on the A12 near Stratford St Mary. 

The car had left the roadway and ended up down an embankment.

Fire crews worked with paramedics to help release one person trapped in the vehicle.

They were left in the care of the Ambulance Service.

UPDATE 10.25 AM: The crash near Ardleigh has now been cleared.