The eastbound A118 St Edwards Way has shut near Romford after a crash, with delays building in the area.
The closure covers the eastbound carriageway between the A125 North Street and the A1251 Mercury Gardens. Queues have formed on surrounding roads as traffic diverts around the closed stretch.
No further details have been confirmed at this stage. The nature of the crash, the vehicles involved, whether anyone was hurt, and when the road might reopen all remain unconfirmed, and this article will be updated as more information becomes available.
Drivers heading through Romford should allow extra time for their journeys while the closure remains in place.
Elsewhere on London’s roads, a crash on the A406 in Walthamstow caused severe delays earlier, while a crash on the M25 clockwise between junctions 26 and 27 also closed lanes.
