DELAYS are expected around Stansted airport following a fatal accident on the M11 today.

DELAYS are expected around Stansted airport following a fatal accident on the M11 today.

The accident took place at around 1.30am near Littlebury.

The road in both direction was expected to remain closed until midday.

A 33-year-old man from Clacton was killed when the lorry he was driving struck the central reservation crash barrier and rolled on to its side.

The lorry had been carrying national newspapers from London. Thousands have been cleared from the carriageway.