A CRASH on a major south Essex road has caused slow-moving traffic.

According to AA Traffic News, the incident happened on the A127 Southend Arterial Road eastbound at the A129 Rayleigh Road, Rayleigh Weir.

It was first reported at 7.59am.

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As a result, traffic heading towards Southend is building up and moving slow before the Rayleigh Weir underpass and past the new Oxygen Rayleigh trampoline park.