PART of the A12 closed by a four car accident this morning has reopened.

PART of the A12 closed by a four car accident this morning has reopened.

The London-bound stretch of road was shut at Witham after the accident, at 7.15am, but it had reopened by 8.15am.

Police said the accident involved an Audi A2, a Vauxhall Astra, a Ford Focus and a Honda Civic.

One person has been taken to hospital with a back injury.