There was heavy traffic on the M11 near Stansted Airport this morning after a crash forced police to close a section of the road.

The southbound lane was partially blocked off between junctions 9 and 8. National Highways warned drivers to expect hour long delays against expected traffic.

One lane was closed from J9 A11 in Saffron Walden to J8 A120/Stansted in Bishops Stortford. 11:27 Christopher Mallett

Traffic has now cleared on the M11

Traffic is nnow flowing normally on the M11. Thank you for following this live blog. 10:01 Zahra Khaliq

All lanes open - but traffic is ongoing

Traffic officers have reopened all of the lanes with residual delays of 40 minutes, National Highways said. 09:59 Zahra Khaliq

Vehicles removed from the scene

The vehicles involved in the earlier c

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