A SERIOUS crash has closed a busy main road this afternoon.

The crash, on the A130 at Rettendon, is causing miles of tailbacks for drivers, with police closing the road to drivers driving northbound.

Several ambulances and fire engines are at the scene, alongside an air ambulance, witnesess report.

The crash is blocking the carriageway between the Rettendon Turnpike, the A132, and the A1245.

Southbound traffic is being diverted off at the A130.

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A spokesman from the fire service, said: "

We were called to a road traffic collision on A130 southbound, close to the junction with the A127, today at 12.24pm.

"Crews from Rayleigh Weir, Hawkwell and Leigh attended and found a woman and two children trapped in a car on its roof in a ditch.

"Firefighters used specialist cutting equipment to release the casualties by 1.52pm and left them in the care of the Ambulance Service."

A spokesman from Essex Police, said: "We were called to reports of a two-vehicle collision on the A130 near Rawreth at around 12.20pm today (Wednesday 11 August).

"The road was closed while emergency services dealt with the incident.
Nobody was seriously injured.

"If you have any information about the incident please call us on 101 quoting incident 473 of 11 August or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111."