A VITAL country road for morning commuters is closed following an accident last night.

High Road in Basildon has been closed between Dry Street and Staneway, near to Langdon Hills.

The closure was first reported by Essex Traffic Control at around 6.15am.

Yesterday evening there was also an incident in Pound Lane, Basildon, which blocked the junction going towards Burnt Mills Road.

The crash which took place at around 6.30pm involved two vehicles.

There has been no injuries reported following either incident.