A120 closed in both directions by crash - recap
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- Updated 14:19, 6 SEP 2023
A crash closed an Essex road in both directions this afternoon. Three vehicles are understood to have been involved in a collision on the A120 near Bishops Stortford just before midday today (September 6).
The road was closed in both directions and caused slow traffic in the general area as drivers sought an alternative route around the incident. The road was closed between the junctions with the A120 at B1383 Stansted Road and A1250 Dunmow Road at the Box Fiveways junction.
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