COMMUTERS face traffic problems this evening as the A127 eastbound was blocked by an accident.

All lanes have now been reopened but traffic is queued back to the A128 Halfway House.

The crash, between a car and a motorcycle, had blocked the whole of the eastbound carriageway between the A176 at Noak Bridge and the A132 Nevendon junction.

The incident was first reported by the Essex Traffic Control Centre shortly after 6pm this evening and had brought traffic to a standstill.