All lanes have reopened on the A12 southbound between the B1029 and the A133 near Colchester.
A broken down HGV lorry caused long delays after an earlier accident involving one vehicle on the A12 northbound, partially blocking the carriageway between J25 at Marks Tey/A120, and J26 at Eight Ash Green.
There were also queues on the A120 westbound approaching the Ardleigh Interchange.
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