A crash has forced an oil spill to block a lane on the A12.

Traffic was held to a very slow speed on the A12 Londonbound when the spillage happened between J28 and J27.

The incident was first reported at 6.15am.

Emergency services worked quickly to control and clean up the oil spill, as well as removing the vehicle from the road.

The lane was reopened at around 7am.

There has been no report of any injuries following the incident.

Traffic is still moving slowly on the A12 Londonbound following the crash.

The A12 Southbound is also moving slowly between J13 and J12 near to Ingatestone and Shenfield.