Traffic is queuing after a collision between a car and van in a tunnel.

Currently there is one lane closed due to accident on the northbound stretch of George Green Tunnel in Wanstead.

A car and van collided in the tunnel around 11am this morning and it is causing congestion throughout the area.

The tunnel was completely blocked until 12.10pm.

No details of the conditions of the people involved in the crash have yet been released.