Two lanes of the M11 remain closed following an incident involving three vehicles which has been described as serious.
A police investigation team is currently at the scene of the crash between J6 of the M25 and J5, A1168, at Loughton.
The collision happened at around 7pm although recovery work is likely to go on late into this evening.
More to follow.
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