Overview
- Police closed the A14 eastbound Whitehouse slip road near junction 53 after a crash involving a car and a motorbike, with delays of about 30 minutes.
- Traffic cameras show the eastbound carriageway near the slip road at a standstill with lane one partly blocked.
- Officers said drivers swerved to avoid a dog in the road, and no serious injuries have been reported.
- Near Colchester United’s stadium, a car was reported to have struck the A12 central reservation, prompting a lane closure and long queues between junctions 27 and 28.
- The A12 disruption later pushed drivers onto city streets, slowing Southway, Westway, Balkerne Hill, Cymbeline Way, Cowdray Avenue, Lexden Road and London Road.