A burst water main has lead to heavy flooding in Billericay causing a road closure and significant delays.

Pictures from the Perry Street roundabout, near Mountnessing Road, show water pouring out of a burst water main, flooding houses, the streets and the crossing - forcing the road to be closed.

Echo: Burst - Water floods the streets at the Perry Street roundabout Burst - Water floods the streets at the Perry Street roundabout (Image: Newsquest)

AA Traffic news shows heavy congestion along Perry Street, as work is underway to repair the burst water main.

Echo: Flood - The streets are flooded at Perry Street Flood - The streets are flooded at Perry Street (Image: Newsquest)

Echo: Disruption - Disruption is expected to the supplies in the CM11 and CM12 areas Disruption - Disruption is expected to the supplies in the CM11 and CM12 areas (Image: Newsquest)

Essex and Suffolk water have posted on X - formerly Twitter - that they "are aware of an issue in the CM11 and CM12 area causing interruption" to water supplies, with a technician investigating the burst main.

Supply issues are usually resolved within two to three hours.