DRIVERS are being urged to avoid the A12 following an accident.

Traffic has come to a standstill on the A12 London bound between Junction 29 A120 (Crown Interchanged) and Junction 28 A1341 (Colchester United's Football Stadium).

The traffic goes back to Junction 30, in Stratford St Mary, Suffolk.

Essex Highways said: "Normal traffic conditions are expected between 1.15pm and 1.30pm."

There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic The incident was first reported at about 10.45am.

Essex Police and the East of England Ambulance Service have been contacted for comment.