ONE lane of the A127 is blocked after a road collision involving three vehicles.
The Londonbound carriageway is partially blocked just after the Fortune of War roundabout in Laindon.
The incident was first reported by the Essex Traffic Control Centre shortly before 10am.
Traffic is queuing back past the exit for Noak Bridge and the A176.
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