MOTORISTS faced rush hour delays due to an overturned vehicle on the A12.

The single-vehicle crash has happened on the London-bound stretch of the A12 between junctions 27 for Spring Lane and 25, for Marks Tey around 3.30pm today.

One lane was closed.

Essex Police were on the scene.

A spokesman for the East of England Ambulance Service confirmed it was called but the patient declined treatment and it was stood down.

The lane re-opened around 6pm.