A RUSH-hour crash on the London-bound A127 has caused traffic gridlock.

The accident happened about 5.30pm near the A130 junction and cars are reported to be queueing for about a mile, all the way back to Rayleigh Weir.

Firefighters from Hadleigh and Basildon stations have been called to the scene.

The crash comes a day after another accident at a similar same spot and time of day.