Man suffers head injuries in A13 collision in Rainham

Traffic was queuing for several miles (credit: TfL)

A man has been taken to hospital after a crash on the A13 near Rainham.

Up to four vehicles, including two lorries, are believed to have been involved in the accident on the westbound carriageway at around 7am today.

A London Ambulance Service spokesperson said: “We were called at 7.05am today to reports of a road traffic collision on the A13 near Ferry Lane. 

“We sent an ambulance crew and an incident response officer to the scene. 

“We treated a man for head injuries and took him to hospital as a priority.”

? CLEARED ? Wennington Interchange now has all lanes reopened following a collision earlier today. Residual westbound tailbacks are slowly easing from the A13 however tailbacks remain towards the M25 junction 30.https://t.co/gxXrJMBEIK

— TfL Traffic News (@TfLTrafficNews) July 16, 2019

Two lanes were closed but have since reopened.

There are still queues heading back to the M25.