Overview
- A three-vehicle crash on the A12 northbound between Junctions 23 and 24 near Kelvedon on October 9 left a child with a serious but non-life-threatening head injury and prompted an active police investigation.
- A separate collision near Marks Tey at Junction 25 on October 11 involved an overturned car and saw four patients taken to Colchester General Hospital with injuries described as not life-threatening.
- An earlier heavy goods vehicle strike on a bridge between Junctions 21 and 22 has required recovery and clean-up work that contributed to substantial daytime delays on the A12.
- Essex Police have asked the public to quote incident 1030 of October 9 and come forward with witness accounts or dashcam footage to help establish what happened in the Kelvedon collision.
- National Highways has ongoing lane closures and scheduled maintenance on several northbound A12 sections, and motorists are advised to expect delays, follow diversion signs, and check live traffic updates.