This is a developing story. Updates will follow here as more is confirmed.
Drivers are facing long delays in Barking this morning after a crash involving two cars closed the A13 out of town at the Lodge Avenue flyover.
Debris was left on the road following the crash, and queues have been building around the closure.
Congestion is stretching towards the North Circular at Beckton Roundabout and along Ripple Road and Lodge Avenue, while drivers are being diverted via the roundabout.
What we know so far
- What: A crash involving two cars
- Where: The A13 out of town at the Lodge Avenue flyover, Barking
- Impact: Road closed, with long delays building and congestion towards Beckton Roundabout, Ripple Road and Lodge Avenue
- Diversion: Drivers are being diverted via the roundabout
Motorists heading through the area are advised to avoid the route if possible and allow extra time for their journeys, with delays expected to continue while the closure remains in place.
No further details have been confirmed at this stage. This live page will be updated as soon as more information is available.
Advice for drivers
Anyone travelling out of town through Barking this morning should expect disruption around the Lodge Avenue flyover and plan an alternative route where possible. Queues are already reaching back towards Beckton Roundabout, so journeys through Ripple Road and Lodge Avenue are also likely to take longer than usual.
Drivers are reminded to follow the signed diversion via the roundabout and to take extra care around the closure, where debris remains on the carriageway.
What happens next
We will update this live page as soon as the road reopens or further details about the crash are confirmed. No reopening time has been given at this stage, and no information about injuries has been confirmed.
For other road disruption across the capital, see our roundup of M25 closures this week and Croydon road closures through November.
Image: The A13 flyover in Barking (library photo, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons) — not the crash scene.
