A12 traffic live updates as police shut road after crash near Kelvedon

Emergency services are currently at the scene of a serious collision on the A12 southbound near to Kelvedon. The A12 southbound carriageway has been closed whilst emergency services respond to the incident. A motorbike and a car are reported to have collided.

The road is closed from J23 for the B1024 London Road (Kelvedon South) to J22 at Witham North. A spokesperson for Essex Police said: "We are currently on scene of a collision on the southbound A12 near Kelvedon. We were called shortly before 7.



55am. "The road is going to be closed southbound while emergencies respond to and deal with this incident. Please avoid the area if you can.

We’ll update you as soon as we are able to. Thank you for your patience and understanding." This is a live breaking news incident.

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The carriageway is closed between J23 (Kelvedon South) and J22 (Witham North) with motorists queuing as far back as Marks Tey. An Essex County Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson said: “Firefighters were called to a road traffic collision on the A12 between Kelvedon and Witham at 7:59am. “On arrival, crews reported that a vehicle and a motorbike had collided.

Firefighters worked to make the scene safe and have left the scene in the care of police colleagues.” A spokesperson for Essex Police said: "We're on scene of a collision on the southbound A12 near Kelvedon. The road's going to be closed southbound while emergencies respond to and deal with this incident.

"Avoid the area if you can. We’ll update as soon as we can. Thank you for your patience and understanding.

" A spokesperson for First Essex tweeted: "Incident on the A12 Chelmsford bound between Junction 23 & 22, causing delays to services. Apologies for the inconvenience." It's affecting the 372, 271 and 71 services.

The A12 southbound is closed between J23 (Kelvedon) and J22 (Witham North). There is congestion stretching back to J26 (Marks Tey) and there are delays northbound as onlookers slow to look. The road is currently closed after a motorbike and a car were reportedly involved in a collision.

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