A12 crash involving three cars in Boreham causing delays

One lane of the A12 Colchester-bound is closed after the incident just prior to the Junction 19 exit slip road at Boreham.

It comes following reports of a crash involving three vehicles - two cars and a lorry.

Lane 1 of (2) is closed on the #A12 northbound J17 - J18 near #Chelmsford following a multiple-vehicle collision. @EPRoadsPolicing is working at the scene. Please allow extra time for your journey as there are delays of 35 minutes on the approach. pic.twitter.com/5v3qkFKQrx ^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

— National Highways: East (@HighwaysEAST) June 21, 2023 ^[5]

Police are in attendance with queues back to Junction 16 for Galleywood and through Chelmsford.

Long delays are expected.

A spokesman for National Highways said: "Please allow extra time for your journey as there are delays of 35 minutes on the approach."