Slow traffic on M11 after crash
There is slow traffic on the M11 after a reported crash this afternoon (Friday, April 26).
Traffic monitoring site Inrix said:
M11 Southbound partially blocked, slow traffic due to accident after J9 Saffron Walden. 5 mil…
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The annual ev…
The M11 is affected by long delays near the Cambridgeshire border following a crash today (Saturday, July 1). Both the northbound and southbound carriageways were shut to traffic between Junction 8 and Junction 10 and queues continue.
A National Highwa…
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So for anyone miss…
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Officers were called to a serious collision involving two vehicles in Tha…
A family has been left homeless – and three of their beloved pets have died – following a house fire started by a dishwasher in Essex.
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