AN ACCIDENT on the A13 is causing delays during the evening rush hour.

The collision, on the eastbound carriageway just after the Five Bells Interchange in Basildon, was first reported by the Essex Traffic Control Centre shortly before 5pm.

The road was partially blocked and traffic is slow moving in the surrounding area.

At 5.45pm, it was reported that all lanes of the carriageway had reopened, but tailbacks remained.