Two men have been rushed to a major trauma centre following a serious crash on a major road.

The London Ambulance Service (LAS) was called at 7.19am today (August 29) to reports of a crash on the A13 near Rainham and London's Air Ambulance was dispatched.

Two men were treated at the scene before being taken to a London major trauma centre by road, an LAS spokesperson said.

The crash has caused severe delays on the A13.

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The LAS had sent ambulance crews, members of its hazardous area response team, and incident response officer and the air ambulance.

This follows reports of a serious crash involving multiple vehicles on the A13, causing "severe delays".

According to the AA, the collision involved two lorries on the major A-road near Rainham.

The A13 has been shut both ways between A1306 (Wennington Interchange) and (Ferry Lane Interchange).

Huge delays and congestion continues.