A120 live traffic updates as overturned tractor full of straw blocks road

Laura Fidler

12 November 2024 at 8:22 am·1-min read

Road closures will be enforced for several resurfacing projects — -Credit: (Image: Habib Ahmed/Getty Images)

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The A120 has been blocked after a tractor has overturned, with a trailer full of straw. The A120 has been blocked in both directions while emergency services respond to the incident this afternoon (November 12).

Traffic is queuing from Ashbury Drive to A12 London Road J25 (Marks Tey) as a result of the blockage. The incident has also closed the A12 northbound exit slip road.

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