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Major road reopened after 'serious collision'

News imageStephen Huntley/BBC A police car is sit across a road with its lights on. There is a junction on the left of the image and a sign on the right which says Stansted and Braintree on it. Stephen Huntley/BBC
Essex Police said it was alerted to the incident at 07:00 GMT on Saturday

The A120 road in Essex has been reopened following a "serious collision".

Police were called to the A120 at the Coggeshall bypass between West Street and Colchester Road at 07:00 GMT.

Emergency services worked at the scene while the road was closed in both directions. BBC Essex listeners called in and said Coggeshall town centre was congested due to diverted traffic.

The road reopened at about 17:25, according to traffic monitoring service Inrix.

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