The A12 is shut southbound between junction 29 and junction 28 after an incident.
Traffic is queuing beyond the exit for the Ardleigh interchange.
Police are on scene and have shut the road.
Drivers are having to leave the dual carriageway at junction 29.
More to follow.
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