THE A127 in Basildon is closed tonight following a four-vehicle crash.

The AA says the stretch of road Southend-bound is shut because of the crash.

Eyewitnesses say the road was shut in the last 30 minutes.

On its traffic update feed, the AA said: "Road closed and slow traffic due to crash, four vehicles involved on A127 Southend Arterial Road Eastbound from Pipps Hill Road North (Garden Centre Turn Off) to Gardiners Lane North."